Comfort Systems USA Announces First Quarter 2021 Conference Call and Webcast

Comfort Systems USA Announces First Quarter 2021 Conference Call and Webcast

HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Comfort Systems USA, Inc. (NYSE: FIX), a leading provider of mechanical and electrical contracting services including heating, ventilation, air conditioning, plumbing, electrical, piping and controls, announces that it has scheduled its quarterly conference call and webcast for Thursday, April 29, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. Central Time to discuss first quarter 2021 financial results. The results will be released after the market closes on Wednesday, April 28, 2021.

The conference call will be broadcast live in listen-only mode on the Company’s website at https://investors.comfortsystemsusa.com/. The call and the slide presentation to accompany the remarks can be accessed under the Investors tab after first quarter 2021 results are released. If you would like to ask a question, please dial into 1-888-713-4218 fifteen minutes before the conference call begins and enter 52608066 as the conference passcode.

On the next business day following the call, a replay of the entire call will be available on the Company’s website.

Comfort Systems USA® is a premier provider of business solutions addressing workplace comfort, with 139 locations in 113 cities around the nation. For more information, visit the Company’s website at www.comfortsystemsusa.com.

William George, CFO (713-830-9650)

Julie Shaeff, CAO (713-830-9687)

[email protected]

KEYWORDS: United States North America Texas

INDUSTRY KEYWORDS: Residential Building & Real Estate Commercial Building & Real Estate Construction & Property Building Systems

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IIROC Trading Halt – CWX

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TORONTO, April 21, 2021 /CNW/ – The following issues have been halted by IIROC:

Company: CanWel Building Materials Group Ltd.

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Benchmark Electronics To Report First Quarter 2021 Results

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TEMPE, Ariz., April 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Benchmark Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: BHE) will announce its first quarter 2021 results on Wednesday, April 28, 2021, after the market closes. The Company will host a conference call to discuss the results later that day at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

The live webcast of the call and accompanying reference materials will be accessible by logging on to the Company’s website at www.bench.com. A replay of the broadcast will also be available until Wednesday, May 5 on the Company’s website.

About Benchmark Electronics, Inc.

Benchmark provides comprehensive solutions across the entire product life cycle; leading through its innovative technology and engineering design services; leveraging its optimized global supply chain; and delivering world-class manufacturing services in the following industries: commercial aerospace, defense, advanced computing, next generation telecommunications, complex industrials, medical, and semiconductor capital equipment. Benchmark’s global operations include facilities in seven countries and its common shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol BHE.

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Triumph Bancorp Reports First Quarter Net Income to Common Stockholders of $33.1 Million

DALLAS, April 21, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Triumph Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: TBK) (“Triumph” or the “Company”) today announced earnings and operating results for the first quarter of 2021.

As part of how we measure our results, we use certain non-GAAP financial measures to ascertain performance. These non-GAAP financial measures are reconciled in the section labeled “Metrics and non-GAAP financial reconciliation” at the end of this press release.

2021 First Quarter Highlights

  • For the first quarter of 2021, net income to common shareholders was $33.1 million, and diluted earnings per share were $1.32.
  • Net interest income was $83.0 million.
  • Net interest margin was 6.06%. Yield on loans and the average cost of our total deposits were 7.24% and 0.28%, respectively.
  • Non-interest income was $14.3 million, including a $4.7 million gain on indemnification asset related to the Transport Financial Solutions (“TFS”) acquisition as described below.
  • Non-interest expense was $60.9 million.
  • Credit loss expense for the quarter ended March 31, 2021 was a benefit of $7.8 million. Components of our credit loss expense included:
    • A $9.5 million reduction in current expected losses in the loan portfolio and off balance sheet loan commitments primarily due to improvements in our macroeconomic forecasts.
    • $1.9 million expense due to net increases in specific reserves, including $2.9 million expense related to the TFS acquisition as discussed below.
  • Net charge-offs were $41.3 million, or 0.85% of average loans, for the quarter including a fully reserved $41.3 million charge-off related to the TFS acquisition; $35.6 million of which was indemnified and reimbursed to us by Covenant Logistics Group, Inc. as discussed below.
  • The total dollar value of invoices purchased by Triumph Business Capital was $2.492 billion with an average invoice size of $2,097. The transportation average invoice size for the quarter was $1,974.
  • TriumphPay processed 2,529,673 invoices paying carriers a total of $2.302 billion.
  • On March 31, 2021, we, through TriumphPay, a division of our wholly-owned subsidiary TBK Bank, SSB, entered into a definitive agreement to acquire HubTran, Inc., a cloud-based provider of automation software for the transportation industry’s back-office, for $97 million in cash subject to customary purchase price adjustments and closing conditions. The acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions, including receipt of regulatory approval, and is expected to close in the second quarter of 2021.

Items related to our July 2020 acquisition of TFS

As disclosed on our SEC Forms 8-K filed on July 8, 2020 and September 23, 2020, we acquired the transportation factoring assets of TFS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Covenant Logistics Group, Inc. (“CVLG”), and subsequently amended the terms of that transaction. Developments related to that transaction impacted our operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2021 as follows:

  • During the quarter, new adverse developments with the largest of the three Over-Formula Advance clients caused us to charge-off the entire $41.3 million net Over-Formula Advance amount due from that client. This net charge-off had no impact on credit loss expense for the three months ended March 31, 2021 as the entire amount had been reserved in a prior period. In accordance with the amended terms of the transaction, CVLG reimbursed us for $35.6 million of this charge-off by drawing on its secured line of credit which is reflected on our March 31, 2021 Consolidated Balance Sheet as a performing equipment loan held for investment.
  • Given separate developments with the other two Over-Formula Advance clients, we reserved an additional $2.9 million reflected in credit loss expense during the three months ended March 31, 2021. At quarter end, our entire remaining over formula advance position was down from $62.1 million at December 31, 2020 to $10.6 million at March 31, 2021 and the $10.6 million balance at March 31, 2021 was fully reserved. The $2.9 million increase in required ACL as well as accretion of most of the fair value discount on the indemnification asset held at December 31, 2020 resulted in a $4.7 million gain on the indemnification asset which was recorded through non-interest income.
  • The net pretax income impact of the adjustments to credit loss expense and indemnification asset associated with the three Over-Formula Advance clients was pretax income of $1.8 million.

At March 31, 2021, the carrying value of the acquired over-formula advances was $10.6 million, the total reserve on acquired over-formula advances was $10.6 million and the balance of our indemnification asset, the value of the payment that would be due to us from CVLG in the event that these over-advances are charged off, was $5.2 million.

As of March 31, 2021 we carried a separate $19.2 million receivable (the “Misdirected Payments”) payable by the United States Postal Service (“USPS”) arising from accounts factored to the largest over-formula advance carrier. This amount is separate from the acquired Over-Formula Advances. The amounts represented by this receivable were paid by the USPS directly to such customer in contravention of notices of assignment delivered to, and previously honored by, the USPS, which amount was then not remitted back to us by such customer as required. The USPS disputes their obligation to make such payment, citing purported deficiencies in the notices delivered to them. In addition to commencing litigation against such customer, we have also filed a declaratory judgment action in United States Federal District Court for the Southern District of Florida seeking a ruling that the USPS was obligated to make the payments represented by this receivable directly to us. Based on our legal analysis and discussions with our counsel advising us on this matter, we believe it is probable that we will prevail in such action and that the USPS will have the capacity to make payment on such receivable. Consequently, we have not reserved for such balance as of March 31, 2021. The full amount of such receivable is reflected in non-performing and past due factored receivables as of March 31, 2021 in accordance with our policy. As of March 31, 2021, the entire $19.2 million Misdirected Payments amount was greater than 90 days past due.

Balance Sheet

Total loans held for investment increased $87.7 million, or 1.8%, during the first quarter to $5.085 billion at March 31, 2021. Average loans held for investment for the quarter decreased $24.7 million, or 0.5%, to $4.834 billion. The commercial finance portfolio increased $146.4 million, or 7.8%, to $2.021 billion, the national lending portfolio decreased $30.5 million, or 2.5%, to $1.191 billion, and the community banking portfolio decreased $28.2 million, or 1.5%, to $1.873 billion during the quarter.

Total deposits were $4.790 billion at March 31, 2021, an increase of $73.1 million, or 1.5%, in the first quarter of 2021. Non-interest-bearing deposits accounted for 34% of total deposits and non-time deposits accounted for 72% of total deposits at March 31, 2021.

Asset Quality and Allowance for Credit Loss

Our nonperforming assets ratio at March 31, 2021 was 1.15%. Approximately 2 basis points of this ratio at March 31, 2021 consisted of $1.4 million of the acquired Over-Formula Advance portfolio which represents the portion that is not covered by CVLG’s indemnification. An additional 38 basis points of this ratio at March 31, 2021 consisted of $19.2 million of the Misdirected Payments, as discussed above.

Our past-due loan ratio at March 31, 2021 was 1.96%. Approximately 21 basis points of this ratio at March 31, 2021 consisted of $10.6 million of past due factored receivables related to the Over-Formula Advance portfolio. An additional 38 basis points of this ratio at March 31, 2021 consisted of the $19.2 million of Misdirected Payments, as discussed above.

We recorded total net charge-offs of $41.3 million, or 0.85% of average loans, for the quarter ended March 31, 2021. Net charge-offs were impacted by items related to our TFS acquisition, as discussed above.

Our ACL as a percentage of loans held for investment decreased 98 basis points during the quarter to 0.94% at March 31, 2021. In addition to the impact of an improved macroeconomic forecast, this decrease reflects a $41.3 million charge-off during the period related to the TFS acquisition as discussed above. The recorded reserves on the over-formula advance portfolio acquired from TFS constitute 21 basis points of the ACL ratio at March 31, 2021.

CARES Act and Paycheck Protection Program

As of March 31, 2021, our balance sheet reflected deferrals on outstanding loan balances of $85.3 million to assist customers impacted by COVID-19. Modifications related to the COVID-19 pandemic and qualifying under the provisions of Section 4013 of the CARES Act are not considered troubled debt restructurings. As of March 31, 2021, these deferred balances carried accrued interest of $0.5 million.

During the three months ended March 31, 2021, we originated $83.5 million of PPP loans. As of March 31, 2021, we carried 2,670 PPP loans representing a balance of $237.3 million classified as commercial loans. We recognized $1.1 million in fees from the SBA on PPP loans during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and carry $6.6 million of deferred fees on PPP loans at quarter end. The remaining fees will be amortized over the respective lives of the loans.

Conference Call Information

Aaron P. Graft, Vice Chairman and CEO and Bryce Fowler, CFO will review the quarterly results in a conference call for investors and analysts beginning at 7:00 a.m. Central Time on Thursday, April 22, 2021. Todd Ritterbusch, Chief Lending Officer, and Geoff Brenner, Triumph Business Capital CEO, will also be available for questions.

To participate in the live conference call, please dial 1-855-940-9472 (Canada: 1-855-669-9657) and request to be joined into the Triumph Bancorp, Inc. call. A simultaneous audio-only webcast may be accessed via the Company’s website at www.triumphbancorp.com through the Investor Relations, News & Events, Webcasts and Presentations links, or through a direct link here at: https://services.choruscall.com/links/tbk210422.html. An archive of this conference call will subsequently be available at this same location on the Company’s website.

About Triumph

Triumph Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: TBK) is a financial holding company headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Triumph offers a diversified line of community banking, national lending, and commercial finance products through its bank subsidiary, TBK Bank, SSB. www.triumphbancorp.com

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements. Any statements about our expectations, beliefs, plans, predictions, forecasts, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance are not historical facts and may be forward-looking. You can identify forward-looking statements by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “believes,” “expects,” “could,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “seeks,” “likely,” “intends,” “plans,” “pro forma,” “projects,” “estimates” or “anticipates” or the negative of these words and phrases or similar words or phrases that are predictions of or indicate future events or trends and that do not relate solely to historical matters. You can also identify forward-looking statements by discussions of strategy, plans or intentions. Forward-looking statements involve numerous risks and uncertainties and you should not rely on them as predictions of future events. Forward-looking statements depend on assumptions, data or methods that may be incorrect or imprecise and we may not be able to realize them. We do not guarantee that the transactions and events described will happen as described (or that they will happen at all). The following factors, among others, could cause actual results and future events to differ materially from those set forth or contemplated in the forward-looking statements: business and economic conditions generally and in the bank and non-bank financial services industries, nationally and within our local market areas; the impact of COVID-19 on our business, including the impact of the actions taken by governmental authorities to try and contain the virus or address the impact of the virus on the United States economy (including, without limitation, the CARES Act), and the resulting effect of all of such items on our operations, liquidity and capital position, and on the financial condition of our borrowers and other customers; our ability to mitigate our risk exposures; our ability to maintain our historical earnings trends; changes in management personnel; interest rate risk; concentration of our products and services in the transportation industry; credit risk associated with our loan portfolio; lack of seasoning in our loan portfolio; deteriorating asset quality and higher loan charge-offs; time and effort necessary to resolve nonperforming assets; inaccuracy of the assumptions and estimates we make in establishing reserves for probable loan losses and other estimates; risks related to the integration of acquired businesses, including our pending acquisition of HubTran Inc. and developments related to our acquisition of Transport Financial Solutions and the related over-formula advances, and any future acquisitions; our ability to successfully identify and address the risks associated with our possible future acquisitions, and the risks that our prior and possible future acquisitions make it more difficult for investors to evaluate our business, financial condition and results of operations, and impairs our ability to accurately forecast our future performance; lack of liquidity; fluctuations in the fair value and liquidity of the securities we hold for sale; impairment of investment securities, goodwill, other intangible assets or deferred tax assets; our risk management strategies; environmental liability associated with our lending activities; increased competition in the bank and non-bank financial services industries, nationally, regionally or locally, which may adversely affect pricing and terms; the accuracy of our financial statements and related disclosures; material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting; system failures or failures to prevent breaches of our network security; the institution and outcome of litigation and other legal proceedings against us or to which we become subject; changes in carry-forwards of net operating losses; changes in federal tax law or policy; the impact of recent and future legislative and regulatory changes, including changes in banking, securities and tax laws and regulations, such as the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”) and their application by our regulators; governmental monetary and fiscal policies; changes in the scope and cost of FDIC, insurance and other coverages; failure to receive regulatory approval for future acquisitions; and increases in our capital requirements.

While forward-looking statements reflect our good-faith beliefs, they are not guarantees of future performance. All forward-looking statements are necessarily only estimates of future results. Accordingly, actual results may differ materially from those expressed in or contemplated by the particular forward-looking statement, and, therefore, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such statements. Further, any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which the statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events or circumstances, except as required by applicable law. For a discussion of such risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see “Risk Factors” and the forward-looking statement disclosure contained in Triumph’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 12, 2021.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release includes certain non‐GAAP financial measures intended to supplement, not substitute for, comparable GAAP measures. Reconciliations of non‐GAAP financial measures to GAAP financial measures are provided at the end of this press release.

The following table sets forth key metrics used by Triumph to monitor our operations. Footnotes in this table can be found in our definitions of non-GAAP financial measures at the end of this document.

  As of and for the Three Months Ended
(Dollars in thousands) March 31,
2021
  December 31,
2020
  September 30,
2020
  June 30,
2020
  March 31,
2020
Financial Highlights:                  
Total assets $ 6,099,628     $ 5,935,791     $ 5,836,787     $ 5,617,493     $ 5,353,729  
Loans held for investment $ 5,084,512     $ 4,996,776     $ 4,852,911     $ 4,393,311     $ 4,320,548  
Deposits $ 4,789,665     $ 4,716,600     $ 4,248,101     $ 4,062,332     $ 3,682,015  
Net income available to common stockholders $ 33,122     $ 31,328     $ 22,005     $ 13,440     $ (4,450 )
                   
Performance Ratios – Annualized:                  
Return on average assets 2.29 %   2.21 %   1.65 %   0.99 %   (0.36 %)
Return on average total equity 18.42 %   17.73 %   13.24 %   8.86 %   (2.85 %)
Return on average common equity 19.14 %   18.44 %   13.61 %   8.94 %   (2.85 %)
Return on average tangible common equity (1) 26.19 %   25.70 %   19.43 %   12.96 %   (4.09 %)
Yield on loans(2) 7.24 %   7.20 %   7.05 %   6.52 %   7.22 %
Cost of interest bearing deposits 0.41 %   0.54 %   0.79 %   1.08 %   1.34 %
Cost of total deposits 0.28 %   0.38 %   0.56 %   0.79 %   1.05 %
Cost of total funds 0.42 %   0.51 %   0.67 %   0.85 %   1.23 %
Net interest margin(2) 6.06 %   6.20 %   5.83 %   5.11 %   5.63 %
Net non-interest expense to average assets 3.14 %   2.54 %   3.23 %   2.40 %   3.88 %
Adjusted net non-interest expense to average assets (1) 3.14 %   2.54 %   3.17 %   3.11 %   3.88 %
Efficiency ratio 62.57 %   55.95 %   65.15 %   62.56 %   78.24 %
Adjusted efficiency ratio (1) 62.57 %   55.95 %   64.18 %   70.75 %   78.24 %
                   
Asset Quality:(3)                  
Past due to total loans 1.96 %   3.22 %   2.40 %   1.50 %   1.99 %
Non-performing loans to total loans 1.17 %   1.16 %   1.17 %   1.27 %   1.26 %
Non-performing assets to total assets 1.15 %   1.15 %   1.52 %   1.20 %   1.09 %
ACL to non-performing loans 80.87 %   164.98 %   159.67 %   97.66 %   82.37 %
ACL to total loans 0.94 %   1.92 %   1.88 %   1.24 %   1.04 %
Net charge-offs to average loans 0.85 %   0.03 %   0.02 %   0.02 %   0.04 %
                   
Capital:                  
Tier 1 capital to average assets(4) 10.89 %   10.80 %   10.75 %   9.98 %   9.62 %
Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets(4) 11.28 %   10.60 %   10.32 %   10.57 %   9.03 %
Common equity tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets(4) 9.72 %   9.05 %   8.72 %   8.84 %   8.24 %
Total capital to risk-weighted assets 13.58 %   13.03 %   12.94 %   13.44 %   11.63 %
Total equity to total assets 12.53 %   12.24 %   11.89 %   11.69 %   11.01 %
Tangible common stockholders’ equity to tangible assets(1) 8.98 %   8.56 %   8.09 %   7.84 %   7.77 %
                   
Per Share Amounts:                  
Book value per share $ 28.90     $ 27.42     $ 26.11     $ 25.28     $ 24.45  
Tangible book value per share (1) $ 21.34     $ 19.78     $ 18.38     $ 17.59     $ 16.64  
Basic earnings (loss) per common share $ 1.34     $ 1.27     $ 0.89     $ 0.56     $ (0.18 )
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share $ 1.32     $ 1.25     $ 0.89     $ 0.56     $ (0.18 )
Adjusted diluted earnings per common share(1) $ 1.32     $ 1.25     $ 0.91     $ 0.25     $ (0.18 )
Shares outstanding end of period 24,882,929     24,868,218     24,851,601     24,202,686     24,101,120  

Unaudited consolidated balance sheet as of:

(Dollars in thousands) March 31,
2021
  December 31,
2020
  September 30,
2020
  June 30,
2020
  March 31,
2020
ASSETS                  
Total cash and cash equivalents $ 380,811     $ 314,393     $ 288,278     $ 437,064     $ 208,414  
Securities – available for sale 205,330     224,310     242,802     331,126     302,122  
Securities – held to maturity, net 5,828     5,919     6,096     6,285     8,217  
Equity securities 5,826     5,826     6,040     6,411     5,678  
Loans held for sale 22,663     24,546     36,716     50,382     4,431  
Loans held for investment 5,084,512     4,996,776     4,852,911     4,393,311     4,320,548  
Allowance for credit losses (48,024 )   (95,739 )   (90,995 )   (54,613 )   (44,732 )
Loans, net 5,036,488     4,901,037     4,761,916     4,338,698     4,275,816  
Assets held for sale                 97,895  
FHLB and other restricted stock 9,807     6,751     18,464     26,345     37,080  
Premises and equipment, net 105,390     103,404     105,455     107,736     98,363  
Other real estate owned (“OREO”), net 1,421     1,432     1,704     1,962     2,540  
Goodwill and intangible assets, net 188,006     189,922     192,041     186,162     188,208  
Bank-owned life insurance 41,805     41,608     41,440     41,298     41,122  
Deferred tax asset, net 1,260     6,427     7,716     8,544     9,457  
Indemnification asset 5,246     36,225     31,218          
Other assets 89,747     73,991     96,901     75,480     74,386  
Total assets $ 6,099,628     $ 5,935,791     $ 5,836,787     $ 5,617,493     $ 5,353,729  
LIABILITIES                  
Non-interest bearing deposits $ 1,637,653     $ 1,352,785     $ 1,315,900     $ 1,120,949     $ 846,412  
Interest bearing deposits 3,152,012     3,363,815     2,932,201     2,941,383     2,835,603  
Total deposits 4,789,665     4,716,600     4,248,101     4,062,332     3,682,015  
Customer repurchase agreements 2,668     3,099     14,192     6,732     3,693  
Federal Home Loan Bank advances 180,000     105,000     435,000     455,000     850,000  
Payment Protection Program Liquidity Facility 158,796     191,860     223,713     223,809      
Subordinated notes 87,564     87,509     87,455     87,402     87,347  
Junior subordinated debentures 40,201     40,072     39,944     39,816     39,689  
Other liabilities 76,730     64,870     94,540     85,531     101,638  
Total liabilities 5,335,624     5,209,010     5,142,945     4,960,622     4,764,382  
EQUITY                  
Preferred Stock 45,000     45,000     45,000     45,000      
Common stock 280     280     279     273     272  
Additional paid-in-capital 490,699     489,151     488,094     472,795     474,441  
Treasury stock, at cost (103,059 )   (103,052 )   (102,942 )   (102,888 )   (102,677 )
Retained earnings 322,705     289,583     258,254     236,249     222,809  
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) 8,379     5,819     5,157     5,442     (5,498 )
Total stockholders’ equity 764,004     726,781     693,842     656,871     589,347  
Total liabilities and equity $ 6,099,628     $ 5,935,791     $ 5,836,787     $ 5,617,493     $ 5,353,729  

Unaudited consolidated statement of income:

  For the Three Months Ended
(Dollars in thousands) March 31,
2021
  December 31,
2020
  September 30,
2020
  June 30,
2020
  March 31,
2020
Interest income:                  
Loans, including fees $ 48,706     $ 50,723     $ 48,774     $ 50,394     $ 48,323  
Factored receivables, including fees 37,795     37,573     31,468     21,101     24,292  
Securities 1,650     1,519     1,927     2,676     2,107  
FHLB and other restricted stock 76     56     122     148     204  
Cash deposits 126     68     73     79     488  
Total interest income 88,353     89,939     82,364     74,398     75,414  
Interest expense:                  
Deposits 3,372     4,308     5,834     7,584     9,677  
Subordinated notes 1,349     1,347     1,348     1,321     1,347  
Junior subordinated debentures 442     452     462     554     646  
Other borrowings 170     234     341     688     1,244  
Total interest expense 5,333     6,341     7,985     10,147     12,914  
Net interest income 83,020     83,598     74,379     64,251     62,500  
Credit loss expense (benefit) (7,845 )   4,680     (258 )   13,609     20,298  
Net interest income after credit loss expense (benefit) 90,865     78,918     74,637     50,642     42,202  
Non-interest income:                  
Service charges on deposits 1,787     1,643     1,470     573     1,588  
Card income 1,972     1,949     2,091     1,941     1,800  
Net OREO gains (losses) and valuation adjustments (80 )   (217 )   (41 )   (101 )   (257 )
Net gains (losses) on sale of securities     16     3,109     63     38  
Fee income 2,249     1,615     1,402     1,304     1,686  
Insurance commissions 1,486     1,327     990     864     1,051  
Gain on sale of subsidiary             9,758      
Other 6,877     16,053     1,472     5,627     1,571  
Total non-interest income 14,291     22,386     10,493     20,029     7,477  
Non-interest expense:                  
Salaries and employee benefits 35,980     33,798     31,651     30,804     30,722  
Occupancy, furniture and equipment 5,779     7,046     5,574     4,964     5,182  
FDIC insurance and other regulatory assessments 977     350     360     495     315  
Professional fees 2,545     2,326     3,265     1,651     2,107  
Amortization of intangible assets 1,975     2,065     2,141     2,046     2,078  
Advertising and promotion 890     1,170     1,105     1,151     1,292  
Communications and technology 5,900     5,639     5,569     5,444     5,501  
Other 6,846     6,904     5,632     6,171     7,556  
Total non-interest expense 60,892     59,298     55,297     52,726     54,753  
Net income (loss) before income tax 44,264     42,006     29,833     17,945     (5,074 )
Income tax expense (benefit) 10,341     9,876     6,929     4,505     (624 )
Net income (loss) $ 33,923     $ 32,130     $ 22,904     $ 13,440     $ (4,450 )
Dividends on preferred stock (801 )   (802 )   (899 )        
Net income available to common stockholders $ 33,122     $ 31,328     $ 22,005     $ 13,440     $ (4,450 )

Earnings per share:

  For the Three Months Ended
(Dollars in thousands) March 31,
2021
  December 31,
2020
  September 30,
2020
  June 30,
2020
  March 31,
2020
Basic                  
Net income (loss) to common stockholders $ 33,122     $ 31,328     $ 22,005     $ 13,440     $ (4,450 )
Weighted average common shares outstanding 24,675,109     24,653,099     24,592,092     23,987,049     24,314,329  
Basic earnings (loss) per common share $ 1.34     $ 1.27     $ 0.89     $ 0.56     $ (0.18 )
                   
Diluted                  
Net income (loss) to common stockholders – diluted $ 33,122     $ 31,328     $ 22,005     $ 13,440     $ (4,450 )
Weighted average common shares outstanding 24,675,109     24,653,099     24,592,092     23,987,049     24,314,329  
Dilutive effects of:                  
Assumed exercises of stock options 130,016     101,664     48,102     38,627      
Restricted stock awards 169,514     136,239     67,907     37,751      
Restricted stock units 66,714     50,156     18,192     4,689      
Performance stock units – market based 128,167     112,228     76,095     6,326      
Performance stock units – performance based                  
Employee stock purchase plan 1,418                  
Weighted average shares outstanding – diluted 25,170,938     25,053,386     24,802,388     24,074,442     24,314,329  
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share $ 1.32     $ 1.25     $ 0.89     $ 0.56     $ (0.18 )

Shares that were not considered in computing diluted earnings per common share because they were antidilutive are as follows:

  For the Three Months Ended
  March 31,
2021
  December 31,
2020
  September 30,
2020
  June 30,
2020
  March 31,
2020
Stock options         98,513     148,528     225,055  
Restricted stock awards             109,834     147,748  
Restricted stock units             38,801     55,228  
Performance stock units – market based             76,461     67,707  
Performance stock units – performance based 256,625     256,625     261,125     262,625     254,000  
Employee stock purchase plan                  

Loans held for investment summarized as of:

(Dollars in thousands) March 31,
2021
  December 31,
2020
  September 30,
2020
  June 30,
2020
  March 31,
2020
Commercial real estate $ 784,110     $ 779,158     $ 762,531     $ 910,261     $ 985,757  
Construction, land development, land 223,841     219,647     244,512     213,617     198,050  
1-4 family residential properties 142,859     157,147     164,785     168,707     169,703  
Farmland 97,835     103,685     110,966     125,259     133,579  
Commercial 1,581,125     1,562,957     1,536,903     1,518,656     1,412,822  
Factored receivables 1,208,718     1,120,770     1,016,337     561,576     661,100  
Consumer 14,332     15,838     17,106     18,450     20,326  
Mortgage warehouse 1,031,692     1,037,574     999,771     876,785     739,211  
Total loans $ 5,084,512     $ 4,996,776     $ 4,852,911     $ 4,393,311     $ 4,320,548  

Our total loans held for investment portfolio consists of traditional community bank loans as well as commercial finance product lines focused on businesses that require specialized financial solutions and national lending product lines that further diversify our lending operations.

Commercial finance loans are further summarized below:

(Dollars in thousands) March 31,
2021
  December 31,
2020
  September 30,
2020
  June 30,
2020
  March 31,
2020
Commercial – Equipment $ 623,248     $ 573,163     $ 509,849     $ 487,145     $ 479,483  
Commercial – Asset-based lending 188,825     180,488     160,711     176,235     245,001  
Factored receivables 1,208,718     1,120,770     1,016,337     561,576     661,100  
Commercial finance $ 2,020,791     $ 1,874,421     $ 1,686,897     $ 1,224,956     $ 1,385,584  
                   
Commercial finance % of total loans 40 %   38 %   35 %   28 %   32 %

National lending loans are further summarized below:

(Dollars in thousands) March 31,
2021
  December 31,
2020
  September 30,
2020
  June 30,
2020
  March 31,
2020
Mortgage warehouse $ 1,031,692     $ 1,037,574     $ 999,771     $ 876,785     $ 739,211  
Commercial – Liquid credit 159,436     184,027     188,034     192,118     172,380  
National lending $ 1,191,128     $ 1,221,601     $ 1,187,805     $ 1,068,903     $ 911,591  
                   
National lending % of total loans 23 %   24 %   24 %   24 %   21 %

Additional information pertaining to our loan portfolio, including loans held for investment and loans held for sale, summarized for the quarters ended:

(Dollars in thousands) March 31,
2021
  December 31,
2020
  September 30,
2020
  June 30,
2020
  March 31,
2020
Average community banking $ 1,843,002     $ 1,963,435     $ 2,047,059     $ 2,111,615     $ 2,041,256  
Average commercial finance 1,899,264     1,798,550     1,480,593     1,259,584     1,292,749  
Average national lending 1,106,010     1,114,822     998,411     1,038,476     711,837  
Average total loans $ 4,848,276     $ 4,876,807     $ 4,526,063     $ 4,409,675     $ 4,045,842  
Community banking yield 4.90 %   5.46 %   5.05 %   5.23 %   5.67 %
Commercial finance yield 10.81 %   10.74 %   11.23 %   10.21 %   11.00 %
National lending yield 5.00 %   4.58 %   4.98 %   4.67 %   4.80 %
Total loan yield 7.24 %   7.20 %   7.05 %   6.52 %   7.22 %

Information pertaining to our factoring segment, which includes only factoring originated by our Triumph Business Capital subsidiary, summarized as of and for the quarters ended:

  March 31,
2021
  December 31,
2020
  September 30,
2020
  June 30,
2020
  March 31,
2020
Factored receivable period end balance $ 1,118,972,000     $ 1,036,369,000     $ 948,987,000     $ 528,379,000     $ 641,366,000  
Yield on average receivable balance 13.85 %   13.81 %   15.65 %   15.48 %   16.13 %
Current quarter charge-off rate(1) 3.95 %   0.02 %   0.09 %   0.16 %   0.23 %
Factored receivables – transportation concentration 90 %   89 %   88 %   85 %   80 %
                   
Interest income, including fees $ 35,824,000     $ 35,439,000     $ 30,068,000     $ 20,387,000     $ 23,497,000  
Non-interest income(2) 1,757,000     1,358,000     1,157,000     1,072,000     1,296,000  
Factored receivable total revenue 37,581,000     36,797,000     31,225,000     21,459,000     24,793,000  
Average net funds employed 936,528,000     924,899,000     694,170,000     477,112,000     537,138,000  
Yield on average net funds employed 16.27 %   15.83 %   17.89 %   18.09 %   18.56 %
                   
Accounts receivable purchased $ 2,492,468,000     $ 2,461,249,000     $ 1,984,490,000     $ 1,238,465,000     $ 1,450,618,000  
Number of invoices purchased 1,188,678     1,189,271     1,027,839     812,902     878,767  
Average invoice size $ 2,097     $ 2,070     $ 1,931     $ 1,524     $ 1,651  
Average invoice size – transportation $ 1,974     $ 1,943     $ 1,787     $ 1,378     $ 1,481  
Average invoice size – non-transportation $ 4,775     $ 5,091     $ 5,181     $ 4,486     $ 4,061  

(1) March 31, 2021 includes a $41.3 million charge-off related to the TFS acquisition, which contributed approximately 3.94% to the net charge-off rate for the quarter.
   
(2) Total factoring segment non-interest income was $6.4 million, $15.5 million, and $3.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, December 31, 2020 and September 30, 2020.

March 31, 2021 non-interest income used to calculate yield on average net funds employed excludes a $4.7 million gain on our indemnification asset.

December 31, 2020 non-interest income used to calculate yield on average net funds employed excludes a gain of $8.9 million related to CVLG’s delivery of proceeds resulting from the liquidation of its acquired stock and a $5.3 million gain on our indemnification asset.

September 30, 2020 non-interest income used to calculate yield on average net funds employed excludes a $2.0 million gain recognized on the increased value of the receivable due from CVLG resulting from the amended TFS acquisition agreement.


Deposits summarized as of:

(Dollars in thousands) March 31,
2021
  December 31,
2020
  September 30,
2020
  June 30,
2020
  March 31,
2020
Non-interest bearing demand $ 1,637,653     $ 1,352,785     $ 1,315,900     $ 1,120,949     $ 846,412  
Interest bearing demand 729,364     688,680     634,272     648,309     583,445  
Individual retirement accounts 89,748     92,584     94,933     97,388     101,743  
Money market 402,070     393,325     384,476     397,914     412,376  
Savings 464,035     421,488     405,954     391,624     367,163  
Certificates of deposit 740,694     790,844     857,514     937,766     1,056,012  
Brokered time deposits 516,006     516,786     344,986     258,378     314,864  
Other brokered deposits 210,095     460,108     210,066     210,004      
Total deposits $ 4,789,665     $ 4,716,600     $ 4,248,101     $ 4,062,332     $ 3,682,015  

Net interest margin summarized for the three months ended:

  March 31, 2021   December 31, 2020
(Dollars in thousands) Average
Balance
  Interest   Average
Rate
  Average
Balance
  Interest   Average
Rate
Interest earning assets:                      
Interest earning cash balances $ 478,275     $ 126     0.11 %   $ 230,893     $ 68     0.12 %
Taxable securities 189,407     1,428     3.06 %   202,867     1,283     2.52 %
Tax-exempt securities 34,717     222     2.59 %   37,070     236     2.53 %
FHLB and other restricted stock 8,511     76     3.62 %   15,759     56     1.41 %
Loans 4,848,275     86,501     7.24 %   4,876,807     88,296     7.20 %
Total interest earning assets $ 5,559,185     $ 88,353     6.45 %   $ 5,363,396     $ 89,939     6.67 %
Non-interest earning assets:                      
Other assets 454,483             425,153          
Total assets $ 6,013,668             $ 5,788,549          
Interest bearing liabilities:                      
Deposits:                      
Interest bearing demand $ 701,759     $ 384     0.22 %   $ 662,458     $ 235     0.14 %
Individual retirement accounts 91,074     186     0.83 %   94,328     250     1.05 %
Money market 398,015     229     0.23 %   395,900     257     0.26 %
Savings 446,322     167     0.15 %   413,214     157     0.15 %
Certificates of deposit 765,244     1,955     1.04 %   814,954     2,633     1.29 %
Brokered time deposits 167,881     179     0.43 %   221,346     528     0.95 %
Other brokered deposits 803,009     272     0.14 %   560,805     248     0.18 %
Total interest bearing deposits 3,373,304     3,372     0.41 %   3,163,005     4,308     0.54 %
Federal Home Loan Bank advances 35,833     24     0.27 %   80,217     43     0.21 %
Subordinated notes 87,532     1,349     6.25 %   87,476     1,347     6.13 %
Junior subordinated debentures 40,125     442     4.47 %   39,996     452     4.50 %
Other borrowings 171,902     146     0.34 %   223,501     191     0.34 %
Total interest bearing liabilities $ 3,708,696     $ 5,333     0.58 %   $ 3,594,195     $ 6,341     0.70 %
Non-interest bearing liabilities and equity:                      
Non-interest bearing demand deposits 1,494,001             1,392,389          
Other liabilities 64,122             81,073          
Total equity 746,849             720,892          
Total liabilities and equity $ 6,013,668             $ 5,788,549          
Net interest income     $ 83,020             $ 83,598      
Interest spread         5.87 %           5.97 %
Net interest margin         6.06 %           6.20 %

  Loan balance totals include respective nonaccrual assets.
Net interest spread is the yield on average interest earning assets less the rate on interest bearing liabilities.
Net interest margin is the ratio of net interest income to average interest earning assets.
Average rates have been annualized.

Metrics and non-GAAP financial reconciliation:

    As of and for the Three Months Ended
(Dollars in thousands,

except per share amounts)
  March 31,
2021
  December 31,
2020
  September 30,
2020
  June 30,
2020
  March 31,
2020
Net income available to common stockholders   $ 33,122       $ 31,328       $ 22,005       $ 13,440       $ (4,450 )  
Transaction costs               827                
Gain on sale of subsidiary or division                     (9,758 )        
Tax effect of adjustments               (197 )     2,451          
Adjusted net income available to common stockholders – diluted   $ 33,122       $ 31,328       $ 22,635       $ 6,133       $ (4,450 )  
                     
Weighted average shares outstanding – diluted   25,170,938       25,053,386       24,802,388       24,074,442       24,314,329    
Adjusted diluted earnings per common share   $ 1.32       $ 1.25       $ 0.91       $ 0.25       $ (0.18 )  
                     
Average total stockholders’ equity   $ 746,849       $ 720,892       $ 688,327       $ 610,258       $ 627,369    
Average preferred stock liquidation preference   (45,000 )     (45,000 )     (45,000 )     (5,934 )        
Average total common stockholders’ equity   701,849       675,892       643,327       604,324       627,369    
Average goodwill and other intangibles   (188,980 )     (191,017 )     (192,682 )     (187,255 )     (189,359 )  
Average tangible common stockholders’ equity   $ 512,869       $ 484,875       $ 450,645       $ 417,069       $ 438,010    
                     
Net income available to common stockholders   $ 33,122       $ 31,328       $ 22,005       $ 13,440       $ (4,450 )  
Average tangible common equity   512,869       484,875       450,645       417,069       438,010    
Return on average tangible common equity   26.19   %   25.70   %   19.43   %   12.96   %   (4.09   %)
                     
Net interest income   $ 83,020       $ 83,598       $ 74,379       $ 64,251       $ 62,500    
Non-interest income   14,291       22,386       10,493       20,029       7,477    
Operating revenue   97,311       105,984       84,872       84,280       69,977    
Gain on sale of subsidiary or division                     (9,758 )        
Adjusted operating revenue   $ 97,311       $ 105,984       $ 84,872       $ 74,522       $ 69,977    
Non-interest expenses   $ 60,892       $ 59,298       $ 55,297       $ 52,726       $ 54,753    
Transaction costs               (827 )              
Adjusted non-interest expenses   $ 60,892       $ 59,298       $ 54,470       $ 52,726       $ 54,753    
Adjusted efficiency ratio   62.57   %   55.95   %   64.18   %   70.75   %   78.24   %
                     
Adjusted net non-interest expense to average assets ratio:                    
Non-interest expenses   $ 60,892       $ 59,298       $ 55,297       $ 52,726       $ 54,753    
Transaction costs               (827 )              
Adjusted non-interest expenses   $ 60,892       $ 59,298       $ 54,470       $ 52,726       $ 54,753    
Total non-interest income   $ 14,291       $ 22,386       $ 10,493       $ 20,029       $ 7,477    
Gain on sale of subsidiary or division                     (9,758 )        
Adjusted non-interest income   $ 14,291       $ 22,386       $ 10,493       $ 10,271       $ 7,477    
Adjusted net non-interest expenses   $ 46,601       $ 36,912       $ 43,977       $ 42,455       $ 47,276    
Average total assets   $ 6,013,668       $ 5,788,549       $ 5,518,708       $ 5,487,072       $ 4,906,547    
Adjusted net non-interest expense to average assets ratio   3.14   %   2.54   %   3.17   %   3.11   %   3.88   %
                     
Total stockholders’ equity   $ 764,004       $ 726,781       $ 693,842       $ 656,871       $ 589,347    
Preferred stock liquidation preference   (45,000 )     (45,000 )     (45,000 )     (45,000 )        
Total common stockholders’ equity   719,004       681,781       648,842       611,871       589,347    
Goodwill and other intangibles   (188,006 )     (189,922 )     (192,041 )     (186,162 )     (188,208 )  
Tangible common stockholders’ equity   $ 530,998       $ 491,859       $ 456,801       $ 425,709       $ 401,139    
Common shares outstanding   24,882,929       24,868,218       24,851,601       24,202,686       24,101,120    
Tangible book value per share   $ 21.34       $ 19.78       $ 18.38       $ 17.59       $ 16.64    
                     
Total assets at end of period   $ 6,099,628       $ 5,935,791       $ 5,836,787       $ 5,617,493       $ 5,353,729    
Goodwill and other intangibles   (188,006 )     (189,922 )     (192,041 )     (186,162 )     (188,208 )  
Tangible assets at period end   $ 5,911,622       $ 5,745,869       $ 5,644,746       $ 5,431,331       $ 5,165,521    
Tangible common stockholders’ equity ratio   8.98   %   8.56   %   8.09   %   7.84   %   7.77   %

1) Triumph uses certain non-GAAP financial measures to provide meaningful supplemental information regarding Triumph’s operational performance and to enhance investors’ overall understanding of such financial performance. The non-GAAP measures used by Triumph include the following:
  • “Adjusted diluted earnings per common share” is defined as adjusted net income available to common stockholders divided by adjusted weighted average diluted common shares outstanding. Excluded from net income available to common stockholders are material gains and expenses related to merger and acquisition-related activities, including divestitures, net of tax. In our judgment, the adjustments made to net income available to common stockholders allow management and investors to better assess our performance in relation to our core net income by removing the volatility associated with certain acquisition-related items and other discrete items that are unrelated to our core business. Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding are adjusted as a result of changes in their dilutive properties given the gain and expense adjustments described herein.
  • “Tangible common stockholders’ equity” is defined as common stockholders’ equity less goodwill and other intangible assets.
  • “Total tangible assets” is defined as total assets less goodwill and other intangible assets.
  • “Tangible book value per share” is defined as tangible common stockholders’ equity divided by total common shares outstanding. This measure is important to investors interested in changes from period-to-period in book value per share exclusive of changes in intangible assets.
  • “Tangible common stockholders’ equity ratio” is defined as the ratio of tangible common stockholders’ equity divided by total tangible assets. We believe that this measure is important to many investors in the marketplace who are interested in relative changes from period-to period in common equity and total assets, each exclusive of changes in intangible assets.
  • “Return on Average Tangible Common Equity” is defined as net income available to common stockholders divided by average tangible common stockholders’ equity.
  • “Adjusted efficiency ratio” is defined as non-interest expenses divided by our operating revenue, which is equal to net interest income plus non-interest income. Also excluded are material gains and expenses related to merger and acquisition-related activities, including divestitures. In our judgment, the adjustments made to operating revenue and non-interest expense allow management and investors to better assess our performance in relation to our core operating revenue by removing the volatility associated with certain acquisition-related items and other discrete items that are unrelated to our core business.
  • “Adjusted net non-interest expense to average total assets” is defined as non-interest expenses net of non-interest income divided by total average assets. Excluded are material gains and expenses related to merger and acquisition-related activities, including divestitures. This metric is used by our management to better assess our operating efficiency.
2) Performance ratios include discount accretion on purchased loans for the periods presented as follows:

  For the Three Months Ended
(Dollars in thousands) March 31,
2021
  December 31,
2020
  September 30,
2020
  June 30,
2020
  March 31,
2020
Loan discount accretion $ 3,501     $ 2,334     $ 4,104     $ 2,139     $ 2,134  

3) Asset quality ratios exclude loans held for sale, except for non-performing assets to total assets.
   
4) Current quarter ratios are preliminary.

Source: Triumph Bancorp, Inc.

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First Home Bancorp, Inc. Reports Record Earnings for First Quarter 2021

First Home Bancorp, Inc. Reports Record Earnings for First Quarter 2021

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
First Home Bancorp, Inc. (OTCQX: FHBI) (“FHBI” or the “Company”), parent company of First Home Bank (“First Home” or the “Bank”) reported record earnings for the first quarter of 2021, driven by mortgage banking income, as well as loan origination fees and net interest income associated with the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”). The Company reported net income for the first quarter of 2021 of $7.51 million, or $3.07 per basic common share and $2.76 per diluted common share, compared to net income of $5.61 million, or $2.29 per basic common share and $2.03 per diluted common share, in the fourth quarter 2020, and a net loss of $501 thousand, or $(0.30) per basic and diluted common share in the first quarter of 2020. The first quarter’s earnings increased tangible book value to $26.89 per common share.

FHBI Chief Executive Officer Anthony N. Leo stated, “The record quarter earnings in the first quarter of 2021 continued the success from First Home Bancorp, Inc.’s remarkable year of 2020. Record production in residential mortgage lending together with the Bank’s participation in the PPP program drove the extraordinary profitability in the quarter. At the same time, we continued to expand our community banking franchise, with core deposits increasing 27% in the past year, while our conventional loan portfolio grew by 34% in that period.”

Mr. Leo continued, “Once again, the Company provided critical rescue funding to struggling businesses, originating $287 million in PPP loans in the quarter, with over $1.2 billion in PPP loans originated over the course of the program. Now, our CreditBench Division is reaching out to businesses in Tampa Bay and across the nation to provide fresh growth capital under the SBA recovery program, which carries a 90% guarantee on SBA 7(a) loans originated through September 30, 2021 or until appropriations are depleted.”

Mr. Leo further noted, “The success of our residential and SBA lending services have allowed us to take advantage of market opportunities, while making significant investments in technology and infrastructure to position the Company for future growth in an evolving environment.”

First Quarter 2021 Highlights

  • The Company reported return on average common equity of 49.56% for the first quarter 2021, an increase over the prior quarter’s return on average common equity of 39.97%.
  • Despite significant levels of PPP loans in the first quarter of 2021 and throughout much of 2020 which inflated average assets, return on average assets for the first quarter of 2021 equaled 1.84%, an increase over fourth quarter of 2020 return on average assets of 1.48%.
  • The Bank’s Residential Mortgage Division produced a record volume of loan originations, with production of $716 million during the first quarter of 2021 compared to $641 million of production during the fourth quarter of 2020 and $272 million during the first quarter of 2020.
  • The Bank originated $287 million of PPP loans during the first quarter of 2021 to businesses in need and as a result, net loan origination fee income increased to $6.01 million in the first quarter of 2021 compared to $5.24 million recognized in the fourth quarter of 2020.
  • In consideration of strong revenue from other sources, the Company’s record earnings were achieved while recognizing no gain on sale of SBA guaranteed 7(a) loans during the quarter, advancing the Company’s strategy of increasing recurring revenue through holding government guaranteed loans.

Results of Operations

Net Income

Net income was $7.51 million for the first quarter of 2021 compared to net income of $5.61 million in the fourth quarter 2020, and a net loss of $501 thousand in the first quarter of 2020. The modest loss in the first quarter of 2020 was due to several factors including a downturn in the value of the residential mortgage pipeline in reaction to market movements at the start of the Covid-19 Pandemic at the end of March 2020, lower than expected SBA guaranteed loan sales due to market disruption as a result of the Pandemic, and one-time data processing costs incurred for the conversion of the Bank’s core operating system. The increase in net income for the first quarter of 2021 over the fourth quarter of 2020 was primarily due to an increase in residential loan fee income, an increase in PPP loan origination fees recognized and a decrease in the provision for loan losses, offset by an increase in noninterest expenses, particularly salaries and commissions expenses.

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

Net interest income was $12.63 million in the first quarter of 2021, an increase of $1.06 million or 9.14% from $11.57 million in the fourth quarter of 2020 and an increase of $4.36 million or 189.78% from the first quarter of 2020. The increase during the first quarter as compared to the prior quarter was mainly due to an increase in net PPP origination fees recognized, as well as an increase in interest income on loans other than PPP. The increase over the same quarter in the prior year is due primarily to the addition of PPP loan origination fee income and interest income that wasn’t present in the first quarter of 2020.

Net interest margin was 3.21% for the first quarter of 2021 compared to 3.13% for the fourth quarter of 2020 and 3.34% for the first quarter of 2020. The increase in margin in the first quarter of 2021 as compared to the prior quarter was largely due to the increase in net PPP origination fees and a decrease in interest-bearing liability costs. The primary reason for the decline in net interest margin from the first quarter of 2020 was the decline in rates at the beginning of 2020 and the significant amount of PPP loan balances during the majority of 2020 and the first quarter of 2021 at a rate of 1.00%. Although the rate on PPP loans brings down the Company’s net interest margin, because these loans are pledged to the Federal Reserve’s PPP Liquidity Facility (PPPLF) at a rate of 0.35%, their balance is allowed to be excluded from capital ratios and thus the net 0.65 bps earned brings significant earnings to the Company without having to allocate capital against these assets.

Noninterest Income

Noninterest income was $33.16 million for the first quarter of 2021, an increase of $1.78 or 5.68% from $31.38 million in the fourth quarter of 2020, and an increase of $20.40 million or 159.87% from $12.76 million in the first quarter of 2020. The increase in the first quarter of 2021 as compared to the prior quarter was primarily the result of an increase in residential loan fee income and SBA servicing income. The increase over the same quarter in the prior year was primarily the result of a large increase in residential loan production which produced an increase in residential loan fee income, offset by a decline in gain on sales of SBA guaranteed loans in 2021 as compared to the same quarter in the prior year.

Noninterest Expense

Noninterest expense was $33.72 million in the first quarter of 2021, an increase of $3.25 million or 10.65% from $30.47 million in the fourth quarter of 2020 and an increase of $16.56 million or 96.55% compared to the first quarter of 2020. The increase in the first quarter of 2021 as compared to the prior quarter was primarily due to an increase in salary and benefits as the Company continued to build its workforce and utilized several temporary workers to assist with the forgiveness and origination of PPP loans., as well as an increase in commissions and bonuses due to increased residential loan production and higher earnings. The increase in the first quarter of 2021 as compared to the same quarter of 2020 was primarily due to increases in salaries and benefits, commissions, and bonus and incentives as residential loan production and related personnel increased substantially, and significant PPP loan production over the past year necessitated the need for additional personnel, temporary workers, and significant overtime. Other noninterest expenses, such as mortgage banking expense, increased proportionately with the increase in residential lending volume.

Income Taxes

Income tax expense was $2.56 million for the first quarter of 2021, an increase of $698 thousand or 36.81% from $1.87 million for the fourth quarter of 2021 and an increase of $3.99 million or 277.99% over the first quarter of 2020. The increase in income tax expense during the first quarter of 2021 was primarily due to an increase in pre-tax earnings, offset by a one-time a tax benefit of $969 thousand in the first quarter of 2020 as a result of the CARES Act signed in March of 2020. The effective income tax rate remained stable at 25.40% for the first quarter of 2021 compared to 25.01% for the fourth quarter of 2020.

Balance Sheet

Assets

Total assets increased by $172.14 million or 11.14% during the first quarter of 2021 to $1.72 billion, mainly due to an increase in PPP loan balances of $148.35 million as the Bank originated $286.66 million of PPP loans in the first quarter, offset by declines due to the processing of forgiveness applications on PPP loans originated during 2020. Total assets increased by $1.15 billion or 205.08% from the first quarter of 2020, primarily due to the origination of $1.2 billion in PPP loans during the past year, offset by declines as those loans are forgiven. The increase was also due to a large increase in residential loans held for sale due to increased production in the current period and increases in conventional and SBA loans other than PPP, offset by a decline in cash.

Loans

Gross loans, excluding loans held for sale and PPP loans, increased by $18.74 million or 4.66% during the first quarter of 2021 and by $72.02 million or 20.62% over the prior year to $421.26 million due to an increase in both conventional community bank loans and SBA loans. Traditional SBA production was largely halted during the second quarter of 2020 as a result of the Covid-19 Pandemic and related focus on PPP loans, but resumed in the third quarter of 2020. PPP loans, net of deferred origination fees increased by $148.35 million or 17.69% in the first quarter of 2021 to $967.27 million due to new originations offset by declines as PPP forgiveness payments were processed. Deferred PPP origination fees, net, which will be recognized over the life of the PPP loans totaled $19.83 million as of March 31, 2021.

Deposits

Deposits increased by $48.48 million or 8.68% during the first quarter of 2021 and increased by $129.41 million or 27.08% as compared to the prior year, ending the quarter at $607.26 million, with the majority of the increase coming from increases in noninterest-bearing demand deposits, interest bearing demand deposits and money market accounts, partially offset by declines in time deposit balances.

Asset Quality

The Company recorded provision for loan losses of $2.00 million during the first quarter of 2021, compared to $5.00 million in the fourth quarter of 2020 and $1.90 million in the first quarter of 2020. Throughout 2020, the qualitative factors in the allowance for loan loss calculation were increased due to the economic uncertainties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic which resulted in increased provision expense in the second, third, and fourth quarters of 2020. As asset quality remained stable in the first quarter of 2021 and as many of the Company’s SBA loans were bolstered by additional government support during the first quarter, significant additional provision for loan losses as a result of qualitative analysis was not deemed necessary.

Over the past five years, the Company’s loan losses have been incurred primarily in its SBA unguaranteed loan portfolio, particularly loans originated under the SBA 7(a) Small Loan Program. The Small Loan Program represents loans of $350,000 or less and carry an SBA guaranty of 75% to 85% of the loan, depending on the original principal balance. The default rate on loans originated in the SBA 7(a) Small Loan Program is significantly higher than the Bank’s other SBA 7(a) loans, conventional commercial loans, or residential mortgage loans.

Net charge-offs for the first quarter 2021 were $1.15 million, a decrease of $1.61 million from $2.75 million for the fourth quarter 2020 and were relatively flat compared to $1.20 million of net charge-offs in the first quarter of 2020. Net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans, excluding PPP loans, were 0.18% for the first quarter 2021, a decrease from 0.54% in the fourth quarter of 2020 and 0.29% in the first quarter of 2020. Non-performing assets, excluding government guaranteed loans, to total assets were 0.19% as of March 31, 2021, a slight decrease from 0.21% as of December 31, 2020, and a significant decrease from 0.80% as of March 31, 2020. Since the majority of the Company’s loan portfolio consists of SBA loans, most of which received principal and interest payments under Section 1112 of the CARES Act, asset quality trends may appear more favorable than they otherwise would without the CARES Act support.

As of March 31, 2021, a total of 20 loans with principal balances of $1.05 million were under payment deferral compared to a total of 245 loans with principal balances of $14.61 million as of December 31, 2020. Of the deferrals at March 31, 2021, 18 are SBA loans totaling $439 thousand in outstanding unguaranteed balances compared to deferrals at December 31, 2020 of 239 SBA loans totaling $11.98 million in outstanding unguaranteed balances. As expected, the level of SBA loans on deferral increased in the fourth quarter with the expiration of the Section 1112 payment support afforded under the CARES Act at which point certain borrowers sought out payment deferrals, and then deferrals decreased in the first quarter as additional payment support was provided by the Economic Aid Act signed into law on December 27, 2020. As a result of this additional Pandemic relief package, beginning in February 2021, Section 1112 CARES Act payments were extended, with some stipulations, which is assisting the bulk of our SBA borrowers for 3 months and, depending on the type of business, up to 8 months of additional principal and interest payments with a cap of $9,000 per month per borrower.

Although the Company’s asset quality trends indicate minimal stress on the portfolio, management believes it is prudent to be proactive in increasing the allowance for loan losses using qualitative measures. The ratio of the allowance for loan losses to total loans, excluding SBA guaranteed loans, residential loans held for sale, and loans whereby the Fair Value Option was elected, was 7.62% at March 31, 2021, an increase from 7.50% as of December 31, 2020 and 4.41% as of March 31, 2020.

Capital Strength

The Bank’s Tier 1 leverage ratio decreased to 10.84% as of March 31, 2021 from 11.75% as of December 31, 2020 mainly due to modest amounts of increased cash as the Bank sought additional liquidity during the funding of PPP loans during the quarter prior to pledging those loans to the PPPLF. The Tier 1 leverage ratio increased from 9.63% from March 31, 2020 due to strong earnings and additional capital raises during the past year with the majority of capital raised being contributed to the Bank. The CET 1 and Tier 1 capital ratio to risk-weighted assets increased to 16.97% as of March 31, 2021 from 15.72% as of December 31, 2020 and 14.86% as of March 31, 2020, and the total capital to risk-weighted assets ratio increased to 18.27% as of March 31, 2021 from 17.02% as of December 31, 2020 and 16.28% as of March 31, 2020.

In addition, the Company raised approximately $726 thousand of 8% Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock in the first quarter as well as $672 thousand of common stock through private placements and employee stock programs. In addition, $2.45 million of Series B Preferred Stock was converted to common shares during the quarter at a conversion rate equal to the tangible book value as of December 31, 2020 of $24.02 per share, resulting in 104,913 new common shares.

About the Company

First Home Bancorp, Inc. is the parent company of First Home Bank, a Florida state-chartered banking institution and Federal Reserve member. The Company is headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida with 6 full-service banking centers in the Tampa Bay area as of December 31, 2020. In addition to traditional community banking services, the Company specializes in providing lending services to small businesses nationwide guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (“SBA”). The Company also derives a significant portion of its earnings and loan production from a nationwide residential mortgage lending division with 29 residential loan production offices across the country.

First Home Bancorp, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)
 

QUARTERLY

3/31/2021 12/31/2020 3/31/2020
Interest income:
Loans, other than PPP

$

6,599,324

$

6,355,033

 

$

6,444,114

 

PPP loan interest income

 

2,199,377

 

2,243,936

 

 

 

PPP origination fee income

 

6,012,990

 

5,243,921

 

 

 

Interest-bearing deposits in banks and other

 

81,031

 

69,627

 

 

361,742

 

Total interest income

 

14,892,722

 

13,912,517

 

 

6,805,856

 

 
Interest expense:
Deposits

 

1,320,552

 

1,379,429

 

 

2,211,804

 

PPPLF borrowings

 

766,023

 

783,130

 

 

 

Other

 

175,695

 

177,606

 

 

235,413

 

Total interest expense

 

2,262,270

 

2,340,165

 

 

2,447,217

 

 
Net interest income

 

12,630,452

 

11,572,352

 

 

4,358,639

 

Provision for loan losses

 

2,000,000

 

5,000,000

 

 

1,900,000

 

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

 

10,630,452

 

6,572,352

 

 

2,458,639

 

 
Noninterest income:
Service charges and fees

 

221,903

 

222,689

 

 

261,978

 

Bank Owned Life Insurance income

 

84,094

 

84,535

 

 

 

Residential loan fee income

 

32,028,680

 

30,789,739

 

 

10,400,993

 

Gain on sale of SBA loans

 

 

(10,124

)

 

1,153,047

 

SBA loan servicing right gain

 

 

 

 

530,000

 

Loss on sale of unguaranteed loan amounts

 

 

(70,000

)

 

 

SBA servicing income, net

 

704,282

 

270,862

 

 

459,797

 

Other SBA noninterest income

 

120,065

 

89,896

 

 

(45,879

)

Total noninterest income

 

33,159,024

 

31,377,597

 

 

12,759,936

 

 
Noninterest Expense:
Salaries and benefits

 

13,166,463

 

11,906,236

 

 

7,305,461

 

Commissions

 

10,320,097

 

9,409,466

 

 

3,681,221

 

Bonus and incentives

 

1,552,452

 

775,175

 

 

276,536

 

Occupancy and equipment expense

 

1,332,709

 

1,138,749

 

 

1,032,535

 

Data processing

 

1,269,091

 

1,332,170

 

 

1,043,129

 

Professional services

 

923,772

 

1,189,689

 

 

589,861

 

Mortgage lead generation

 

763,631

 

683,361

 

 

464,212

 

Marketing and business development

 

878,844

 

620,361

 

 

316,390

 

Mortgage banking expense

 

1,694,639

 

1,647,194

 

 

850,275

 

Regulatory assessments

 

102,836

 

25,941

 

 

100,500

 

ATM and interchange expense

 

76,912

 

91,956

 

 

63,732

 

Telecommunications expense

 

139,076

 

145,793

 

 

148,407

 

Employee recruiting and development

 

614,619

 

633,898

 

 

576,229

 

Loan origination and collection

 

495,939

 

268,416

 

 

432,863

 

Other expenses

 

390,338

 

606,112

 

 

275,159

 

Total noninterest expense

 

33,721,418

 

30,474,517

 

 

17,156,510

 

 
Income (loss) before taxes

 

10,068,058

 

7,475,432

 

 

(1,937,935

)

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

2,557,516

 

1,869,346

 

 

(1,436,903

)

Net income (loss)

$

7,510,542

$

5,606,086

 

$

(501,032

)

 
Preferred dividends

 

331,086

 

306,616

 

 

177,638

 

Net income available to common shareholders

$

7,179,456

$

5,299,470

 

$

(678,670

)

First Home Bancorp, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)
 
Assets 3/31/2021 12/31/2020 3/31/2020
Cash and due from banks

$

2,857,527

 

$

2,789,933

 

$

2,487,145

 

Interest-bearing deposits in banks

 

58,139,736

 

 

52,588,765

 

 

88,217,520

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

60,997,263

 

 

55,378,698

 

 

90,704,665

 

Certificates of deposit

 

2,381,000

 

 

2,381,000

 

 

2,381,000

 

Securities HTM and restricted equity securities

 

2,750,677

 

 

2,403,186

 

 

2,745,494

 

Residential loans held for sale

 

208,761,599

 

 

208,704,152

 

 

87,582,646

 

PPP loans, net of deferred fees and costs

 

967,274,548

 

 

825,802,040

 

 

 

Community bank loans

 

156,987,667

 

 

147,838,945

 

 

117,470,130

 

SBA loans

 

264,270,729

 

 

254,681,272

 

 

231,770,977

 

Total loans held for investment

 

1,388,532,944

 

 

1,228,322,257

 

 

349,241,107

 

Allowance for loan losses

 

(22,017,222

)

 

(21,162,339

)

 

(11,440,799

)

Loans, net

 

1,366,515,722

 

 

1,207,159,918

 

 

337,800,308

 

Accrued interest receivable

 

8,584,297

 

 

7,299,759

 

 

2,114,669

 

Premises and equipment, net

 

18,303,348

 

 

18,114,600

 

 

16,409,249

 

Loan servicing assets

 

7,444,471

 

 

8,159,501

 

 

10,834,960

 

Bank Owned Life Insurance

 

12,267,541

 

 

12,183,448

 

 

 

Other assets

 

28,825,378

 

 

22,906,514

 

 

12,182,214

 

Total assets

$

1,716,831,296

 

$

1,544,690,776

 

$

562,755,205

 

 
 
Liabilities
Noninterest-bearing transaction accounts

$

77,766,379

 

$

62,650,336

 

$

49,260,424

 

Interest-bearing transaction accounts

 

149,677,931

 

 

140,265,079

 

 

92,322,088

 

Savings and money market deposits

 

325,187,181

 

 

286,743,776

 

 

206,355,592

 

Time deposits

 

54,633,054

 

 

69,125,349

 

 

129,913,241

 

Total deposits

 

607,264,545

 

 

558,784,540

 

 

477,851,345

 

 
Federal funds purchased

 

40,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

 

 

 

 

 

10,000,000

 

Subordinated debentures

 

5,950,935

 

 

5,947,900

 

 

6,936,716

 

Notes payable

 

3,640,701

 

 

3,754,465

 

 

4,095,758

 

PPP Liquidity Facility

 

957,413,181

 

 

881,261,659

 

 

 

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

23,141,432

 

 

23,873,311

 

 

13,029,153

 

Total liabilities

 

1,637,410,794

 

 

1,473,621,875

 

 

511,912,972

 

 
Stockholders’ equity
Preferred stock, series A

 

6,161,000

 

 

6,161,000

 

 

7,661,000

 

Preferred stock, series B

 

6,791,117

 

 

8,516,114

 

 

 

Common stock and additional paid-in capital

 

46,167,873

 

 

43,043,215

 

 

41,758,774

 

Deferred compensation – restricted stock

 

(35,043

)

 

(40,958

)

 

(136,973

)

Retained earnings

 

20,335,555

 

 

13,389,530

 

 

1,559,432

 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

79,420,502

 

 

71,068,901

 

 

50,842,233

 

 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$

1,716,831,296

 

$

1,544,690,776

 

$

562,755,205

 

First Home Bancorp, Inc.
Selected Financial Data
 

QUARTERLY

Selected income statement data:

3/31/2021

12/31/2020

3/31/2020

Interest income

$

14,892,722

 

$

13,912,517

 

$

6,805,856

 

Interest expense

 

2,262,270

 

 

2,340,165

 

 

2,447,217

 

Net interest income

 

12,630,452

 

 

11,572,352

 

 

4,358,639

 

Provision for loan losses

 

2,000,000

 

 

5,000,000

 

 

1,900,000

 

Noninterest income

 

33,159,024

 

 

31,377,597

 

 

12,759,936

 

Noninterest expense

 

33,721,418

 

 

30,474,517

 

 

17,156,510

 

Income tax expense

 

2,557,516

 

 

1,869,346

 

 

(1,436,903

)

Net income (loss)

 

7,510,542

 

 

5,606,086

 

 

(501,032

)

Preferred dividends

 

331,086

 

 

306,616

 

 

177,638

 

Net income available to common shareholders

 

7,179,456

 

 

5,299,470

 

 

(678,670

)

 
Balance sheet data:
Average loans

$

1,469,518,275

 

$

1,374,750,567

 

$

417,525,553

 

Average loans, excluding PPP loans

 

641,295,688

 

 

509,522,563

 

 

417,525,553

 

Average loans, excluding LHFS

 

1,292,026,536

 

 

1,264,263,002

 

 

344,883,281

 

Average assets

 

1,636,170,908

 

 

1,513,402,577

 

 

552,521,203

 

Average total equity

 

72,988,806

 

 

66,876,764

 

 

51,034,073

 

Average common equity

 

57,944,076

 

 

53,035,258

 

 

43,139,073

 

Total loans, period end

 

1,597,294,543

 

 

1,437,026,409

 

 

436,823,753

 

Total loans, excluding PPP

 

630,019,995

 

 

611,224,369

 

 

436,823,753

 

Total loans, excluding PPP and LHFS

 

421,258,396

 

 

401,520,217

 

 

349,241,107

 

Loans where the Fair Value Option (FVO) was elected

 

10,544,460

 

 

9,265,984

 

 

10,091,039

 

Total loans, excl guaranteed loans, LHFS, and FVO loans

 

288,889,448

 

 

282,058,094

 

 

259,634,461

 

ALLL, period end

 

22,017,222

 

 

21,162,339

 

 

11,440,799

 

Total assets, at period end

 

1,716,831,296

 

 

1,544,690,776

 

 

562,755,205

 

 
Share data:
Basic earnings (loss) per share

$

3.07

 

$

2.29

 

$

(0.30

)

Diluted earnings (loss) per share

$

2.76

 

$

2.03

 

$

(0.30

)

Tangible book value per common share (at period end)

$

26.89

 

$

24.02

 

$

18.83

 

Shares of common stock outstanding

 

2,452,377

 

 

2,323,345

 

 

2,275,080

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic

 

2,339,410

 

 

2,309,182

 

 

2,266,870

 

Diluted

 

2,672,247

 

 

2,689,673

 

 

2,266,870

 

 
Performance ratios:
Return on average assets

 

1.84

%

 

1.48

%

 

-0.36

%

Return on average common equity

 

49.56

%

 

39.97

%

 

-6.29

%

Yield on average earning assets

 

3.79

%

 

3.76

%

 

5.21

%

Cost of average interest bearing liabilities

 

0.62

%

 

0.68

%

 

2.28

%

Net interest margin

 

3.21

%

 

3.13

%

 

3.34

%

 
Asset quality ratios:
Net charge-offs

 

1,145,112

 

 

2,754,955

 

 

1,201,151

 

Net charge-offs/avg loans excl PPP

 

0.18

%

 

0.54

%

 

0.29

%

Non-performing loans (including gov’t gtd loans), at period end

 

9,812,244

 

 

9,585,952

 

 

9,738,061

 

Non-performing assets (including gov’t gtd loans), at period end

 

9,812,244

 

 

9,585,952

 

 

9,738,061

 

Non-performing loans (excluding gov’t gtd loans), at period end

 

3,241,531

 

 

3,263,797

 

 

4,477,595

 

Non-performing assets (excluding gov’t gtd loans), at period end

 

3,241,531

 

 

3,263,797

 

 

4,477,595

 

Non-performing loans (including gov’t gtd loans)/total loans

 

0.61

%

 

0.67

%

 

2.23

%

Non-performing assets (including gov’t gtd loans)/total assets

 

0.57

%

 

0.62

%

 

1.73

%

Non-performing loans (excluding gov’t gtd loans)/total loans

 

0.20

%

 

0.23

%

 

1.03

%

Non-performing assets (excluding gov’t gtd loans)/total assets

 

0.19

%

 

0.21

%

 

0.80

%

ALLL/Total loans

 

1.38

%

 

1.47

%

 

2.62

%

ALLL/Total loans, excl PPP loans

 

3.49

%

 

3.46

%

 

2.62

%

ALLL/Total loans, excl guaranteed loans, LHFS, and FVO loans

 

7.62

%

 

7.50

%

 

4.41

%

 
Other company information:
FTEs

 

649

 

 

596

 

 

461

 

Community banking center offices

 

6

 

 

6

 

 

6

 

Loan production offices

 

29

 

 

28

 

 

25

 

 

Anthony N. Leo

Chief Executive Officer

727.399.5678

Jeffrey M. Hunt

Chief Strategy Officer

727.399.5687

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INDUSTRY KEYWORDS: Banking Professional Services Finance

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Viking Therapeutics to Report Financial Results for First Quarter 2021 on April 28, 2021

Conference Call Scheduled for Wednesday, April 28 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time

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SAN DIEGO, April 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (“Viking”) (NASDAQ: VKTX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel therapies for metabolic and endocrine disorders, announced today that the company will release financial results for the first quarter 2021, after the market close on Wednesday, April 28, 2021.

The company will host a conference call to discuss financial results and general corporate updates beginning at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, April 28, 2021.  To participate on the conference call, please dial (844) 850-0543 from the U.S. or (412) 317-5199 from outside the U.S. In addition, following the completion of the call, a telephone replay will be accessible until May 5, 2021 by dialing (877) 344-7529 from the U.S. or (412) 317-0088 from outside the U.S. and entering conference ID #10153769.  Those interested in listening to the conference call live via the internet may do so by visiting the Webcasts page of Viking’s website at http://ir.vikingtherapeutics.com/webcasts. An archive of the webcast will also be available on the Webcasts page of the company’s website for 30 days.

About Viking Therapeutics, Inc.

Viking Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel, orally available, first-in-class or best-in-class therapies for the treatment of metabolic and endocrine disorders.  Viking’s research and development activities leverage its expertise in metabolism to develop innovative therapeutics designed to improve patients’ lives.  The company’s clinical programs include VK2809, a novel, orally available, small molecule selective thyroid hormone receptor beta agonist for the treatment of lipid and metabolic disorders, which is currently being evaluated in a Phase 2b study for the treatment of biopsy-confirmed non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and fibrosis.  In a Phase 2 trial for the treatment of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and elevated LDL-C, patients who received VK2809 demonstrated statistically significant reductions in LDL-C and liver fat content compared with patients who received placebo.  The company is also developing VK0214, a novel, orally available, small molecule selective thyroid hormone receptor beta agonist for the potential treatment of X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD).  VK0214 is currently being evaluated in a Phase 1 first-in-human clinical trial.  The company holds exclusive worldwide rights to a portfolio of five therapeutic programs, including those noted above, which are based on small molecules licensed from Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated.

For more information about Viking Therapeutics, please visit www.vikingtherapeutics.com. Follow Viking on Twitter @Viking_VKTX.

 

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Nu Skin Appoints Transformational Beauty Industry Executive Connie Tang to Lead Global Growth and Customer Experience

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PROVO, Utah, April 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Nu Skin, a global leader in innovative beauty and wellness products powered by its dynamic business opportunity platform, today announced Connie Tang has joined the company as executive vice president and chief global growth & customer experience officer. Tang has established herself as a top business leader with a track record of guiding global organizations through effective transformations to become more customer centered, digitally agile and better equipped to flourish in today’s evolving economy.

In this role, Tang will oversee the company’s global markets, including efforts to drive consumer growth and loyalty and create opportunity and empowerment for brand affiliates and sales leaders. She will also lead a dedicated CX Team, integrated across the company’s markets and business functions to create a globally aligned customer experience that impacts every customer touchpoint.

“We are extremely fortunate to have such a talented leader join our team,” said Ryan Napierski, president and CEO-elect. “I have known Connie for many years and am confident that her skills, experience and reputation in beauty and wellness are perfectly aligned with our vision and strategy. Throughout her career, Connie has focused on the needs of the customer first, driven transformative digital customer experiences and led global growth and expansion. She has long been an advocate and prominent thought leader in diversity, equity and inclusion, which will be a significant addition to our Nu Skin team. On top of all that, perhaps her most valuable attribute is her ability to inspire and lead others toward greatness.”  

About Connie Tang
Tang has spent the majority of her career in both the beauty and direct selling industries including executive management positions such as vice president of special markets at BeautiControl, president of the U.S. division of JAFRA cosmetics and president & CEO of Princess House along with board positions at several other companies. She was born in Hong Kong, raised in New York City and is fluent in Cantonese, Spanish and English.

Tang has served as an inspiration to many women around the world, mentoring women at all professional levels, from company founders to corporate executives. She was named one of the Top 50 Asian Americans in Business by the Asian American Business Development Center and is a five-time recipient of the Top 100 Women-led Businesses in Massachusetts as well as a four-time honoree as one of The Most Influential Women in Direct Sales by Direct Selling News

About Nu Skin
Founded more than 35 years ago, Nu Skin develops and distributes innovative consumer products, offering a comprehensive line of premium-quality beauty and wellness solutions. The company builds upon its scientific expertise in both skin care and nutrition to continually develop innovative product brands that include the Nu Skin® personal care brand, the Pharmanex® nutrition brand, and most recently, the ageLOC® anti-aging brand. The ageLOC brand has generated a loyal following for such products as the ageLOC LumiSpa skin cleansing and treatment device, ageLOC Youth nutritional supplement, the ageLOC Me® customized skin care system, as well as the ageLOC TR90® weight management and body shaping system. Nu Skin sells its products through a global network of sales leaders in Asia, the Americas, Europe, Africa and the Pacific. As a long-standing member of direct selling associations globally, Nu Skin is committed to the industry’s consumer guidelines that protect and support those who sell and purchase its products through the direct selling channel. Nu Skin International is a wholly owned subsidiary of NSE, which is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol (NYSE: NUS). More information is available at nuskin.com.

Nu Skin Social Media Channels 

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Avantor® Declares Dividend on Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock

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RADNOR, Pa., April 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Avantor, Inc. (NYSE: AVTR), a leading global provider of mission-critical products and services to customers in the life sciences, advanced technologies and applied materials industries, announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend to holders of its 6.250% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock of $0.78 per share at a rate per share of 1.560%, payable on May 17, 2021 to holders of record on April 1, 2021.

About Avantor
Avantor®, a Fortune 500 company, is a leading global provider of mission-critical products and services to customers in the biopharma, healthcare, education & government, and advanced technologies & applied materials industries. Our portfolio is used in virtually every stage of the most important research, development and production activities in the industries we serve. Our global footprint enables us to serve more than 225,000 customer locations and gives us extensive access to research laboratories and scientists in more than 180 countries. We set science in motion to create a better world. For more information, visit avantorsciences.com.

Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements 
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Avantor
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Aflac Incorporated to Release First Quarter Results on April 28, 2021

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COLUMBUS, Ga., April 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Aflac Incorporated (NYSE: AFL) announced today that it will release first quarter financial results after the market closes on April 28, 2021. At that time, earnings materials, including the first quarter 2021 earnings release and Financial Analysts Briefing supplement, will be available on the company’s Investor Relations website, investors.aflac.com.

In conjunction with the earnings release, Aflac Incorporated will webcast a conference call scheduled for 9:00 a.m. (ET)on Thursday, April 29, 2021. During the webcast, Aflac Incorporated Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Daniel P. Amos, President and Chief Operating Officer of Aflac Incorporated Frederick J. Crawford and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Aflac Incorporated Max K. Brodén will discuss the company’s first quarter results and outlook, including with regard to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Other members of executive management from the U.S. and Japan will also be available to answer questions during the webcast. To listen to the first quarter conference call, please register at investors.aflac.com five to seven minutes prior to the scheduled start time. 


About Aflac Incorporated

Aflac Incorporated (NYSE: AFL) is a Fortune 500 company helping provide protection to more than 50 million people through its subsidiaries in Japan and the U.S., where it is a leading supplemental insurer by paying cash fast when policyholders get sick or injured. For more than six decades, insurance policies of Aflac Incorporated’s subsidiaries have given policyholders the opportunity to focus on recovery, not financial stress. Aflac Life Insurance Japan is the leading provider of medical and cancer insurance in Japan where it insures 1 in 4 households. For 15 consecutive years, Aflac Incorporated has been recognized by Ethisphere as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies. In 2021, Fortune included Aflac Incorporated on its list of World’s Most Admired Companies for the 20th time, and Bloomberg added Aflac Incorporated to its Gender-Equality Index, which tracks the financial performance of public companies committed to supporting gender equality through policy development, representation and transparency, for the second consecutive year. To find out how to get help with expenses health insurance doesn’t cover, get to know us at aflac.com.

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Whirlpool Corporation Delivers Very Strong Q1 Results and Raises Full-Year Guidance

– Net sales growth of ~24%, driven by sustained global industry demand and cost-based pricing actions

– GAAP net earnings margin of 8.1% (up 450 basis points) and ongoing (non-GAAP) EBIT margin(2) of 12.4% (up 620 basis points) with all regions delivering double digit growth across revenue and EBIT

– Delivered cash provided by operating activities of $182 million and free cash flow(4) of $132 million, driven by strong earnings and disciplined working capital management

– Raised full-year 2021 guidance; earnings per diluted share now expected to be $23.10 to $24.10 on a GAAP basis and $22.50 to $23.50 on an ongoing basis(1), cash provided by operating activities of $1.70 billion and free cash flow(4) of ~$1.25 billion

– Increased quarterly dividend to $1.40 per share on April 19, 2021, the ninth consecutive year of dividend increases

– Increased share repurchase authorization by $2 billion to ~$2.4 billion

PR Newswire

BENTON HARBOR, Mich., April 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR), the leading kitchen and laundry appliance company in the world, today reported financial results for the first quarter of 2021.

“Our Q1 results successfully demonstrate our agility and resilience in dealing with component shortages and inflationary pressure,” said Marc Bitzer, chairman and chief executive officer of Whirlpool Corporation. “Sustained strong consumer demand and our recent cost-based pricing actions give us confidence to significantly raise our full-year guidance.”


MARC BITZER

KEY RESULTS


First-Quarter Results


2021


2020


As Adjusted(5)


Change

Net sales ($M)


$5,358

$4,325

$1,033

23.9%

Net sales excluding currency ($M)


5,370

4,325

1,045

24.2%

GAAP net earnings available to Whirlpool ($M)


433

154

279

181.2%

Ongoing EBIT(2) ($M)


664

269

395

146.8%

GAAP earnings per diluted share


$6.81

$2.45

$4.36

178.0%

Ongoing earnings per diluted share(1)


$7.20

$2.86

$4.34

151.7%

CASH FLOW


Full-Year Cash Flow


2021 YTD


 2020 YTD


As Adjusted(5)


Change

Cash provided by (used in) operating activities ($M)


$182

$(814)

$996

Free cash flow(4) ($M)


$132

$(870)

$1,002

QUARTERLY HIGHLIGHTS

  • Delivered Q1 GAAP and ongoing (non-GAAP) earnings per diluted share(1) of $6.81 and $7.20, respectively, driven by go-to-market actions and higher volumes
  • Delivered on our long-term gross debt leverage goal of 2.0x

“We generated positive cash flow in the quarter, driven by strong net earnings and disciplined working capital management,” said Jim Peters, chief financial officer of Whirlpool Corporation. “We are pleased that we are expanding our share repurchase authorization by $2 billion and increasing our dividend for the ninth consecutive year, demonstrating our continued commitment to returning capital to shareholders.”


JIM PETERS

REGIONAL REVIEW


North America


Q1 2021


Q1 2020


As Adjusted(5)


Change


Change excluding currency impact

Net sales ($M)


$3,044

$2,540

19.8%

19.3%

EBIT(3) ($M)


$607

$306

98.4%

  • Significant top-line growth driven by strong consumer demand
  • Record EBIT, with EBIT margin(3) of 19.9 percent, compared to 12.0 percent in the same prior-year period, driven by go-to-market actions


Europe, Middle East and Africa


Q1 2021


Q1 2020


Change


Change excluding currency impact

Net sales ($M)


$1,171

$879

33.2%

25.0%

EBIT(3) ($M)


$21

$(15)

nm

  • Revenue growth, excluding currency of 25%, as volume growth outpaced industry demand
  • EBIT margin(3) of 1.8 percent, compared to (1.7) percent in the same prior-year period, driven by significant top-line growth and disciplined cost takeout


Latin America


Q1 2021


Q1 2020


Change


Change excluding currency impact

Net sales ($M)


$732

$618

18.4%

35.4%

EBIT(3) ($M)


$62

$31

100.0%

  • Top-line growth driven by strong industry demand in Brazil and Mexico
  • EBIT margin(3) of 8.5 percent, compared to 5.1 percent in the same prior-year period, as the impact of cost-based price increases and strong demand offset unfavorable currency


Asia


Q1 2021


Q1 2020


Change


Change excluding currency impact

Net sales ($M)


$411

$288

42.7%

39.6%

EBIT(3) ($M)


$21

$(16)

nm

  • Net sales growth driven by strong demand across the region and share gains in China
  • EBIT margin(3) expansion in India and China driven by go-to-market and cost productivity actions

FULL-YEAR 2021 OUTLOOK(6)

Increased full-year 2021 net sales growth to 13 percent from ~6 percent growth (the impact of currency on net sales for future periods is not included)

Increased GAAP earnings per diluted share to $23.10 to $24.10 from $17.80 to $18.80

Increased ongoing earnings per diluted share(1) to $22.50 to $23.50 from $19.00 to $20.00

Increased cash provided by operating activities to $1.70 billion from $1.55 billion

Increased free cash flow(4) to ~$1.25 billion from $1 billion or more

GAAP and adjusted tax rate (non-GAAP) is unchanged at 24 to 26 percent



(1)


A reconciliation of ongoing earnings per diluted share, a non-GAAP financial measure, to reported net earnings per diluted share available to Whirlpool and other important information, appears below.



(2)


A reconciliation of earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) and ongoing EBIT, non-GAAP financial measures, to reported net earnings available to Whirlpool, and a reconciliation of EBIT margin and ongoing EBIT margin, non-GAAP financial measures, to net earnings margin and other important information, appears below.



(3)


Segment EBIT represents our consolidated EBIT broken down by the Company’s reportable segments and are metrics used by the chief operating decision maker in accordance with ASC 280. Consolidated EBIT also includes corporate “Other/Eliminations” of $(67) million and $(42) million for the first quarters of 2021 and 2020, respectively.



(4)


A reconciliation of free cash flow, a non-GAAP financial measure, to cash provided by (used in) operating activities and other important information, appears below.



(5)


As adjusted reporting – effective January 1, 2021, the Company changed its accounting principle for inventory valuation for inventories located in the U.S. from a last-in, first-out (“LIFO”) basis to a first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) basis. All prior periods presented have been retrospectively adjusted to apply the effects of the change. The information in the tables herein have been updated to reflect the retrospective accounting change. For more information see Notes 1 and 4 to Whirlpool’s to-be-filed Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2021.



(6)


Assumes the partial tender offer by Galanz for majority ownership of the Whirlpool China business is successfully closed in Q2 2021.

ABOUT WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR) is the leading kitchen and laundry appliance company in the world, with approximately $19 billion in annual sales, 78,000 employees and 57 manufacturing and technology research centers in 2020. The company markets Whirlpool, KitchenAid, Maytag, Consul, Brastemp, Amana, Bauknecht, JennAir, Indesit and other major brand names in nearly every country throughout the world. Additional information about the company can be found at whirlpoolcorp.com.

WEBSITE DISCLOSURE
We routinely post important information for investors on our website, whirlpoolcorp.com, in the “Investors” section. We also intend to update the “Hot Topics Q&A” portion of this webpage as a means of disclosing material, non-public information and for complying with our disclosure obligations under Regulation FD. Accordingly, investors should monitor the “Investors” section of our website, in addition to following our press releases, SEC filings, public conference calls, presentations and webcasts. The information contained on, or that may be accessed through, our webpage is not incorporated by reference into, and is not a part of, this document.

WHIRLPOOL ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
This document contains forward-looking statements about Whirlpool Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries (“Whirlpool”) that speak only as of this date. Whirlpool disclaims any obligation to update these statements. Forward-looking statements in this document may include, but are not limited to, statements regarding future financial results, long-term value creation goals, restructuring expectations, productivity, raw material prices and the impact of COVID-19 on our operations. Many risks, contingencies and uncertainties could cause actual results to differ materially from Whirlpool’s forward-looking statements. Among these factors are: (1) COVID-19 pandemic-related business disruptions and economic uncertainty; (2) intense competition in the home appliance industry reflecting the impact of both new and established global competitors, including Asian and European manufacturers, and the impact of the changing retail environment, including direct-to-consumer sales; (3) Whirlpool’s ability to maintain or increase sales to significant trade customers and the ability of these trade customers to maintain or increase market share; (4) Whirlpool’s ability to maintain its reputation and brand image; (5) the ability of Whirlpool to achieve its business objectives and leverage its global operating platform, and accelerate the rate of innovation; (6) Whirlpool’s ability to understand consumer preferences and successfully develop new products; (7) Whirlpool’s ability to obtain and protect intellectual property rights; (8) acquisition and investment-related risks, including risks associated with our past acquisitions, and risks associated with our increased presence in emerging markets; (9) risks related to our international operations, including changes in foreign regulations, regulatory compliance and disruptions arising from political, legal and economic instability; (10) information technology system failures, data security breaches, data privacy compliance, network disruptions, and cybersecurity attacks; (11) product liability and product recall costs; (12) the ability of suppliers of critical parts, components and manufacturing equipment to deliver sufficient quantities to Whirlpool in a timely and cost-effective manner; (13) our ability to attract, develop and retain executives and other qualified employees; (14) the impact of labor relations; (15) fluctuations in the cost of key materials (including steel, resins, copper and aluminum) and components and the ability of Whirlpool to offset cost increases; (16) Whirlpool’s ability to manage foreign currency fluctuations; (17) impacts from goodwill impairment and related charges; (18) triggering events or circumstances impacting the carrying value of our long-lived assets; (19) inventory and other asset risk; (20) health care cost trends, regulatory changes and variations between results and estimates that could increase future funding obligations for pension and postretirement benefit plans; (21) changes in LIBOR, or replacement of LIBOR with an alternative reference rate; (22) litigation, tax, and legal compliance risk and costs, especially if materially different from the amount we expect to incur or have accrued for, and any disruptions caused by the same; (23) the effects and costs of governmental investigations or related actions by third parties; (24) changes in the legal and regulatory environment including environmental, health and safety regulations, and taxes and tariffs; and (25) the uncertain global economy and changes in economic conditions which affect demand for our products. Additional information concerning these and other factors can be found in Whirlpool’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the most recent annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and current reports on Form 8-K. World’s leading kitchen and laundry appliance company claim is based on the most recently available publicly reported annual product sales, parts, and support revenues. 

 


WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (LOSS) (UNAUDITED)

FOR THE PERIODS ENDED MARCH 31

(Millions of dollars, except per share data)


Three Months Ended


2021


2020


As Adjusted(5)


Net sales


$


5,358

$

4,325


Expenses

Cost of products sold


4,210

3,622

Gross margin


1,148

703

Selling, general and administrative


493

420

Intangible amortization


17

15

Restructuring costs


20

5

Operating profit


618

263


Other (income) expense

Interest and sundry (income) expense


(26)

(1)

Interest expense


45

42

Earnings before income taxes


599

222

Income tax expense (benefit)


159

73

Net earnings


440

149

Less: Net earnings (loss) available to noncontrolling interests


7

(5)

Net earnings available to Whirlpool


$


433

$

154


Per share of common stock

Basic net earnings available to Whirlpool


$


6.87

$

2.46

Diluted net earnings available to Whirlpool


$


6.81

$

2.45

Dividends declared


$


1.25

$

1.20


Weighted-average shares outstanding (in millions)

Basic


63.0

62.8

Diluted


63.6

63.3

 


WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)

(Millions of dollars, except share data)


March 31, 2021


December 31, 2020


As Adjusted(5)


Assets

Current assets

Cash and cash equivalents


$


2,447

$

2,924

Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $103 and $132, respectively


2,997

3,109

Inventories


2,470

2,301

Prepaid and other current assets


748

795

Assets held for sale


1,176

Total current assets


9,838

9,129

Property, net of accumulated depreciation of $6,534 and $6,780, respectively


2,785

3,199

Right of use assets


993

989

Goodwill


2,401

2,496

Other intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of $520 and $673, respectively


1,982

2,194

Deferred income taxes


2,053

2,189

Other noncurrent assets


286

240

Total assets


$


20,338

$

20,436


Liabilities and stockholders’ equity

Current liabilities

Accounts payable


$


4,673

$

4,834

Accrued expenses


666

637

Accrued advertising and promotions


600

831

Employee compensation


433

648

Notes payable


10

12

Current maturities of long-term debt


298

298

Other current liabilities


796

1,070

Liabilities held for sale


535

Total current liabilities


8,011

8,330

Noncurrent liabilities

Long-term debt


4,982

5,059

Pension benefits


517

516

Postretirement benefits


160

166

Lease liabilities


835

838

Other noncurrent liabilities


694

732

Total noncurrent liabilities


7,188

7,311

Stockholders’ equity

Common stock, $1 par value, 250 million shares authorized, 112 million shares issued, and 62 million and 63 million shares outstanding, respectively


113

113

Additional paid-in capital


2,932

2,923

Retained earnings


9,079

8,725

Accumulated other comprehensive loss


(2,687)

(2,811)

Treasury stock, 50 million and 49 million shares, respectively


(5,215)

(5,065)

Total Whirlpool stockholders’ equity


4,222

3,885

Noncontrolling interests


917

910

Total stockholders’ equity


5,139

4,795

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity


$


20,338

$

20,436

 


WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

FOR THE PERIODS ENDED MARCH 31

(Millions of dollars)


Three Months Ended


2021


2020


As Adjusted(5)


Operating activities

Net earnings


$


440

$

149

Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

Depreciation and amortization


141

135

Changes in assets and liabilities:

Accounts receivable


(58)

125

Inventories


(332)

(206)

Accounts payable


185

(244)

Accrued advertising and promotions


(192)

(415)

Accrued expenses and current liabilities


172

(193)

Taxes deferred and payable, net


110

41

Accrued pension and postretirement benefits


(28)

(11)

Employee compensation


(181)

(145)

Other


(75)

(50)

Cash provided by (used in) operating activities


182

(814)


Investing activities

Capital expenditures


(73)

(82)

Proceeds from sale of assets and business


13

26

Cash provided by (used in) investing activities


(60)

(56)


Financing activities

Net proceeds from borrowings of long-term debt



541

Net proceeds (repayments) of long-term debt



(566)

Net proceeds (repayments) from short-term borrowings



2,111

Dividends paid


(79)

(75)

Repurchase of common stock


(150)

(121)

Common stock issued


31

3

Other


(36)

Cash provided by (used in) financing activities


(234)

1,893

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash


(58)

(138)

Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash


(170)

885

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of year


2,934

1,952

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of year


$


2,764

$

2,837

 

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION – CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

(Millions of dollars except per share data)
(Unaudited)

We supplement the reporting of our financial information determined under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) with certain non-GAAP financial measures, some of which we refer to as “ongoing” measures, including earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT), EBIT margin, ongoing EBIT, ongoing EBIT margin, ongoing earnings per diluted share, organic net sales, adjusted effective tax rate, sales excluding currency and free cash flow. Ongoing measures exclude items that may not be indicative of, or are unrelated to, results from our ongoing operations and provide a better baseline for analyzing trends in our underlying businesses. Sales excluding foreign currency is calculated by translating the current period net sales, in functional currency, to U.S. dollars using the prior-year period’s exchange rate compared to the prior-year period net sales. Management believes that sales excluding foreign currency provides stockholders with a clearer basis to assess our results over time, excluding the impact of exchange rate fluctuations. Management believes that adjusted tax rate provides investors with a meaningful, consistent comparison of the Company’s effective tax rate, excluding the pre-tax income and tax effect of certain unique items. Management believes that free cash flow provides investors and stockholders with a relevant measure of liquidity and a useful basis for assessing the company’s ability to fund its activities and obligations. The Company provides free cash flow related metrics, such as free cash flow as a percentage of net sales, as long-term management goals, not an element of its annual financial guidance, and as such does not provide a reconciliation of free cash flow to cash provided by (used in) operating activities, the most directly comparable GAAP measure, for these long-term goal metrics. Whirlpool does not provide a non-GAAP reconciliation for its other forward-looking long-term value creation and other goals, such as organic net sales, EBIT, and gross debt leverage (gross debt/ongoing EBITDA), as such reconciliation would rely on market factors and certain other conditions and assumptions that are outside of the company’s control. We believe that these non-GAAP measures provide meaningful information to assist investors and stockholders in understanding our financial results and assessing our prospects for future performance, and reflect an additional way of viewing aspects of our operations that, when viewed with our GAAP financial measures, provide a more complete understanding of our business. Because non-GAAP financial measures are not standardized, it may not be possible to compare these financial measures with other companies’ non-GAAP financial measures having the same or similar names. These ongoing financial measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for reported net earnings available to Whirlpool per diluted share, net earnings, net earnings available to Whirlpool, net earnings margin, net sales, effective tax rate and cash provided by (used in) operating activities, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. We also disclose segment EBIT as important financial metrics used by the Company’s Chief Operating Decision Maker to evaluate performance and allocate resources in accordance with ASC 280 – Segment Reporting. GAAP net earnings available to Whirlpool per diluted share and ongoing earnings per diluted share are presented net of tax, while individual adjustments in each reconciliation are presented on a pre-tax basis; the income tax impact line item aggregates the tax impact for these adjustments. The tax impact of individual line item adjustments may not foot precisely to the aggregate income tax impact amount, as each line item adjustment may include non-taxable components. Historical quarterly earnings per share amounts are presented based on a normalized tax rate adjustment to reconcile quarterly tax rates to full-year tax rate expectations. We strongly encourage investors and stockholders to review our financial statements and publicly-filed reports in their entirety and not to rely on any single financial measure.

FIRST-QUARTER 2021 ONGOING EARNINGS BEFORE INTEREST AND TAXES AND ONGOING EARNINGS PER DILUTED SHARE

The reconciliation provided below reconciles the non-GAAP financial measures ongoing earnings before interest and taxes and ongoing earnings per diluted share, with the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures, net earnings available to Whirlpool and net earnings per diluted share available to Whirlpool, for the three months ended March 31, 2021. Net earnings margin is calculated by dividing net earnings available to Whirlpool by net sales. Ongoing EBIT margin is calculated by dividing ongoing EBIT by net sales. EBIT margin is calculated by dividing EBIT by net sales. The earnings per diluted share GAAP measure and ongoing measure are presented net of tax, while each adjustment is presented on a pre-tax basis. Our first-quarter GAAP tax rate was 26.5%. The aggregate income tax impact of the taxable components of each adjustment is presented in the income tax impact line item at our first-quarter adjusted tax rate (non-GAAP) of 25.0%.

Three Months Ended

Earnings Before Interest & Taxes Reconciliation:

March 31, 2021

Net earnings (loss) available to Whirlpool

$

433

Net earnings (loss) available to noncontrolling interests

7

Income tax expense (benefit)

159

Interest expense

45

Earnings before interest & taxes

$

644

Net sales

$

5,358

Net earnings margin

8.1

%

 

Results classification

Earnings before interest & taxes

Earnings per diluted share

Reported measure

$

644

$

6.81

Restructuring costs(a)

Restructuring costs

20

0.31

Income tax impact

(0.08)

Normalized tax rate adjustment(b)

0.16

Ongoing measure

$

664

$

7.20

Net sales

$

5,358

Ongoing EBIT margin

12.4

%

Note: Numbers may not reconcile due to rounding

FIRST-QUARTER 2020 ONGOING EARNINGS BEFORE INTEREST AND TAXES AND ONGOING EARNINGS PER DILUTED SHARE

The reconciliation provided below reconciles the non-GAAP financial measures ongoing earnings before interest and taxes and ongoing earnings per diluted share, with the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures, net earnings available to Whirlpool and net earnings per diluted share available to Whirlpool, for the three months ended March 31, 2020. Net earnings margin is calculated by dividing net earnings available to Whirlpool by net sales. Ongoing EBIT margin is calculated by dividing ongoing EBIT by net sales. EBIT margin is calculated by dividing EBIT by net sales. The earnings per diluted share GAAP measure and ongoing measure are presented net of tax, while each adjustment is presented on a pre-tax basis. Our first-quarter GAAP tax rate was 32.9%. The aggregate income tax impact of the taxable components of each adjustment is presented in the income tax impact line item at our first-quarter adjusted tax rate (non-GAAP) of 22.5%.

Three Months Ended

Earnings Before Interest & Taxes Reconciliation:

March 31, 2020

As Adjusted(5)

Net earnings (loss) available to Whirlpool

$

154

Net earnings (loss) available to noncontrolling interests

(5)

Income tax expense (benefit)

73

Interest expense

42

Earnings (loss) before interest & taxes

$

264

Net sales

$

4,325

Net earnings margin

3.6

%

 

Results classification

Earnings before interest & taxes

Earnings per diluted share

As Adjusted(5)

As Adjusted(5)

Reported measure

$

264

$

2.45

Restructuring costs(a)

Restructuring costs

5

0.08

Income tax impact

(0.02)

Normalized tax rate adjustment(b)

0.35

Ongoing measure

$

269

$

2.86

Net sales

$

4,325

Ongoing EBIT margin

6.2

%

Note: Numbers may not reconcile due to rounding


(5) As adjusted reporting – effective January 1, 2021, the Company changed its accounting principle for inventory valuation for inventories located in the U.S. from a last-in, first-out (“LIFO”) basis to a first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) basis. All prior periods presented have been retrospectively adjusted to apply the effects of the change. The information in the tables herein have been updated to reflect the retrospective accounting change. For more information see Notes 1 and 4 to Whirlpool’s to-be-filed Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2021.

FULL-YEAR 2021 OUTLOOK FOR ONGOING EARNINGS BEFORE INTEREST AND TAXES AND ONGOING EARNINGS PER DILUTED SHARE

The reconciliation provided below reconciles the non-GAAP financial measures ongoing earnings before interest and taxes and ongoing earnings per diluted share, with the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures, net earnings available to Whirlpool and net earnings per diluted share available to Whirlpool, for the twelve months ending December 31, 2021. Ongoing EBIT margin is calculated by dividing ongoing EBIT by net sales. EBIT margin is calculated by dividing EBIT by net sales. The earnings per diluted share GAAP measure and ongoing measure are presented net of tax, while each adjustment is presented on a pre-tax basis. The aggregate income tax impact of the taxable components of each adjustment is presented in the income tax impact line item at our anticipated full-year adjusted tax rate between 24.0% and 26.0%.


Twelve Months Ending


December 31, 2021

Results classification

Earnings before interest & taxes*

Earnings (loss) per diluted share

Reported measure*

$2,210

$23.10-$24.10

Restructuring costs(a)

Restructuring costs

100

1.57

(Gain) loss on sale and disposal of businesses(c)

(Gain) loss on sale and disposal of businesses

(150)

(2.37)

Income tax impact

0.20

Ongoing measure

$2,160

$22.50-$23.50

Note: Numbers may not reconcile due to rounding


*Earnings Before Interest & Taxes (EBIT) is a non-GAAP measure. The Company does not provide a forward-looking
quantitative reconciliation of EBIT to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, net earnings available to
Whirlpool, because the net earnings available to noncontrolling interests item of such reconciliation — which has
historically represented a relatively insignificant amount of the Company’s overall net earnings — implicates the
Company’s projections regarding the earnings of the Company’s non wholly-owned subsidiaries and joint ventures that
cannot be quantified precisely or without unreasonable efforts.

 

FOOTNOTES

a. 


RESTRUCTURING COSTS
 – In the first quarter of 2020, these costs were primarily related to actions that right-size and reduce the fixed cost structure of our EMEA business and certain other restructuring events. In the first quarter of 2021, these costs were primarily related to actions that right-size and reduce the fixed cost structure of our EMEA business, attributable primarily to the current macroeconomic uncertainties caused by COVID-19.

b. 


NORMALIZED TAX RATE ADJUSTMENT
 – During the first quarter of 2021, the Company calculated ongoing earnings per share using an adjusted tax rate of 25.0% to reconcile to our anticipated full-year effective tax rate between 24% and 26%. During the first quarter of 2020, the Company calculated ongoing earnings per share using an adjusted tax rate of 22.5%, to reconcile to our anticipated full-year 2020 effective tax between 20% and 25%.


c.   


(GAIN) LOSS ON SALE AND DISPOSAL OF BUSINESSES – On March 31, 2021 Galanz launched its partial tender offer for majority ownership of Whirlpool China. The Company’s subsidiary has tendered shares in the offering and expects that it will hold approximately 20% interest in Whirlpool China if and when the transaction is closed. If the partial tender offer is successful, the Company expects to recognize a book gain of at least $150 million in the second quarter income statement.

FREE CASH FLOW

As defined by the Company, free cash flow is cash provided by (used in) operating activities after capital expenditures, proceeds from the sale of assets and businesses, and changes in restricted cash. The reconciliation provided below reconciles three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 and 2021 full-year free cash flow with cash provided by (used in) operating activities, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure. Free cash flow as a percentage of net sales is calculated by dividing free cash flow by net sales.

Three Months Ended

March 31,


(millions of dollars)

2021

2020

2021 Outlook

Cash provided by (used in) operating activities

$182

$(814)

~$1,700

Capital expenditures, proceeds from sale of assets/businesses and change in restricted cash*

(50)

(56)

(450)

Free cash flow

$132

$(870)

~$1,250

Cash provided by (used in) investing activities**

(60)

(56)

Cash provided by (used in) financing activities**

(234)

1,893

 

*In 2020, restricted cash represents contributions held as part of the Company’s Charitable Foundation which was consolidated as of September 30, 2020.   

**Financial guidance on a GAAP basis for cash provided by (used in) financing activities and cash provided by (used in) investing activities has not been provided because in order to prepare any such estimate or projection, the Company would need to rely on market factors and certain other conditions and assumptions that are outside of its control.

 

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